A review by sweetangst
I'm Perfect, You're Doomed I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria Abrahams

5.0

This book was hilarious and *spot on* for a child raised in "the truth" in that time period. I'm guessing that those reviewing this poorly either do not understand what a memoir is, what growing up as (and recovering from life as) a JW is like, or have no grasp on sarcasm or sardonic humor.

Yes, parts of it are dark and

Spoiler

terrible decisions are made with no seeming understanding of the consequences, but you also have to take into account that children raised as JWs are growing up in a totalitarian, mind controlling organization which leaves you completely terrified of and unprepared for the real world -- which Kyria addresses sardonically in the last chapters. It takes years, decades for some, for recovery from this kind of emotional stunting and trauma and she probably wasn't "out" for many years before the publication of this book. For a "snapshot" in time sort of memoir from a person who probably wasn't fully recovered at the time of writing, I think the ending is perfectly rounded.

This is a gem and I regret not buying it sooner. If you are DF'd or actively in recovery, you may be triggered by this book because it doesn't hold back.