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A review by nancidrum
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini
3.0
This is a real insider's look at the church of Scientology, as lived by the author. Leah Remini grew up on the church until her "escape" in recent years. This book is eye-opening and even shocking in parts. Hard to believe that so many people are still being indoctrinated with this modern day cult-like culture.
Some things I learned from the book:
*children are thought of as adults-therefore adults do not provide supervision or guidance; even for very young children
*children work long, hard hours-sometimes 7 days/week for 12 hour days (can you say "child labor laws"?)
*formal education for children is discouraged-they want them to just be trained as Scientologists and as such schooling for all aged children is frowned upon (can you say "illegal in the US"?)
*the church hooks people in financially by insisting they take their expensive courses to the point where many people are hopelessly in debt for the remainder of their lives-the church will even show people the ins and outs of being able to carry a larger balance on their credit cards to pay for the courses and make other contributions to the church
*the church punishes their members who do not follow their rules by isolating them for years in sub-human conditions, where they are not allowed to have contact with their families or even to speak
I gave it 3.5 stars.
Some things I learned from the book:
*children are thought of as adults-therefore adults do not provide supervision or guidance; even for very young children
*children work long, hard hours-sometimes 7 days/week for 12 hour days (can you say "child labor laws"?)
*formal education for children is discouraged-they want them to just be trained as Scientologists and as such schooling for all aged children is frowned upon (can you say "illegal in the US"?)
*the church hooks people in financially by insisting they take their expensive courses to the point where many people are hopelessly in debt for the remainder of their lives-the church will even show people the ins and outs of being able to carry a larger balance on their credit cards to pay for the courses and make other contributions to the church
*the church punishes their members who do not follow their rules by isolating them for years in sub-human conditions, where they are not allowed to have contact with their families or even to speak
I gave it 3.5 stars.