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A review by baielleebooks
Bad Mormon by Heather Gay
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
What is most applaudable in this book is the quintessentially Heather voice that emerges through the telling of her story. Being fanatical about the Housewives, I had a greater sense of how her humour, referentialism and ironic self-deprecation really show up and show out in the passages.
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I found the passages regarding the mechanisms of control within the Mormon church most fascinating (as well as the casting, musings and gossip on Salt Lake City housewives obvi!)
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There is an occasional overly lofty metaphor here and there, and the extracts about the rise and fall of her marriage felt somewhat sweeping for me personally.
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Overall, I loved having a deeper insight into this Real Housewife and the strength of her voice does come through in the telling of a story that unpacks the divine and complicated forces of control that come from external pressures, be it from the Church or societal attitudes, and what is to be gained in daring to stand up against them.
She may be a Bad Mormon, but I had a good time!
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I found the passages regarding the mechanisms of control within the Mormon church most fascinating (as well as the casting, musings and gossip on Salt Lake City housewives obvi!)
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There is an occasional overly lofty metaphor here and there, and the extracts about the rise and fall of her marriage felt somewhat sweeping for me personally.
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Overall, I loved having a deeper insight into this Real Housewife and the strength of her voice does come through in the telling of a story that unpacks the divine and complicated forces of control that come from external pressures, be it from the Church or societal attitudes, and what is to be gained in daring to stand up against them.
She may be a Bad Mormon, but I had a good time!