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A review by alexandrabree
Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco by Stephan Talty
4.0
I was gripped in the very beginning, through his strange beginnings as a young man collecting a harem. Into the initial stages of the cult and taking over from George and Lois.
But I really felt like I had heard it all once it got to the ATF and the raid. But I am likely the exception to the rule, having steeped myself in Culty podcasts and literature for years and years. When the mini series WACO came out, I did a deep dive into Koresh and the Branch, which was very centered on the mistakes made on the government side that created a weird martyr out of Koresh.
Overall, I recommend, and I don't know how I would have made the book shorter without leaving out important fine details.. but I did find it long. Additionally, how would you make it more exciting without sensationalizing
But I really felt like I had heard it all once it got to the ATF and the raid. But I am likely the exception to the rule, having steeped myself in Culty podcasts and literature for years and years. When the mini series WACO came out, I did a deep dive into Koresh and the Branch, which was very centered on the mistakes made on the government side that created a weird martyr out of Koresh.
Overall, I recommend, and I don't know how I would have made the book shorter without leaving out important fine details.. but I did find it long. Additionally, how would you make it more exciting without sensationalizing