A review by nic_readsbooks
Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco by Stephan Talty

informative slow-paced

3.5

OMG!! This book was so so interesting.

I knew very little about David Koresh and the Siege at Waco going into this book. I found this book so informative about what had happened and how sinister the events were.

There is something weirdly compelling about reading about horrific human events and this is one of the darkest situations I have heard about - the scale of manipulation, exploitation and abuse is horrific.

I think the author did a great job of helping me understand not only the behaviour and decisions of David Koresh but also the response to the situation and subsequent events that followed. There is a good balance between the both throughout the book.

I suppose it is important to note that we clearly read about the events from one perspective and there will be people who take a different view however I didn’t find this too one sided. It is possible that as I look into these events a bit more, I might reach a different conclusion about this though.

This is a long book, it’s not the easiest of reads - both because it deals with heavy topics and is quite dense in the way it is written. It took some perseverance to see it through but I am so glad I did.