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Review by Nata_Lia -- The Cult Next Door
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Cult Next Door" by Elizabeth R. Burchard, Judith L. Carlone.]
Review by Natalia Jeroszenko - The Cult Next Door by Elizabeth R. Burchard, Judith L. Carlone
The Cult Next Door by Elizabeth R. Burchard, Judith L. Carlone is going to be one of the most precious books on my book-shelf. I consumed the book within days. I could've spent hours reading it incessantly, oblivious to what's going on around me. I was often overawed by the scenes that took place in the book. More than a dozen times I asked myself a question: "Was that happening for real?"
The authors bravely present to us a crime scene that takes place in New York City. Intelligent, educated people worship a man whose greed and selfishness push his victims astray and to their destruction. Poverty, humiliation and social isolation are the prices they pay for the delusion of redemption and glory. This is a story that can happen to anyone of us: people who seek a role model, developing confidence and self-esteem, seeking a purpose in life, longing for love or acceptance.
The authors fight the myths and victimization of people involved in cults. They made themselves clear: anyone can fell a victim of frauds who uses our higher needs against us. Elizabeth was looking for guidance, a sense of life and some peace after her loss, being traumatized since her childhood. "It was her misfortune, not personality flow, to find herself in the wrong place at the wrong time."
I would recommend The Cult Next Door to even demanding readers, particularly for those who are interested in stories about women who had been through hell and found a strength to move on and change their fates. One of them is the protagonist of this book. You need to be a person of a strong, indomitable spirit to break mental shackles while you are so vulnerable and lost. And without true friendship and sisterhood, the mission to get freedom would have been impossible. If not for Judith's determination to save Elizabeth who knows if we could ever read this book.
The Cult Next Door is written in a supremely flawless style and is perfectly edited. I like that the authors keep chronicle order in the story, which makes it easier to keep tracking a plot. The book contains psychological analyses and truly valuable conclusions. As a Psychology student, I feel enriched by knowledge about a dynamic of cults and strategies used by their leaders, and of cause I have got clear answers to the question: how and why people become involved in cults?
Needless to say more, I give the book four out of four stars.
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The Cult Next Door
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Review by Natalia Jeroszenko - The Cult Next Door by Elizabeth R. Burchard, Judith L. Carlone
The Cult Next Door by Elizabeth R. Burchard, Judith L. Carlone is going to be one of the most precious books on my book-shelf. I consumed the book within days. I could've spent hours reading it incessantly, oblivious to what's going on around me. I was often overawed by the scenes that took place in the book. More than a dozen times I asked myself a question: "Was that happening for real?"
The authors bravely present to us a crime scene that takes place in New York City. Intelligent, educated people worship a man whose greed and selfishness push his victims astray and to their destruction. Poverty, humiliation and social isolation are the prices they pay for the delusion of redemption and glory. This is a story that can happen to anyone of us: people who seek a role model, developing confidence and self-esteem, seeking a purpose in life, longing for love or acceptance.
The authors fight the myths and victimization of people involved in cults. They made themselves clear: anyone can fell a victim of frauds who uses our higher needs against us. Elizabeth was looking for guidance, a sense of life and some peace after her loss, being traumatized since her childhood. "It was her misfortune, not personality flow, to find herself in the wrong place at the wrong time."
I would recommend The Cult Next Door to even demanding readers, particularly for those who are interested in stories about women who had been through hell and found a strength to move on and change their fates. One of them is the protagonist of this book. You need to be a person of a strong, indomitable spirit to break mental shackles while you are so vulnerable and lost. And without true friendship and sisterhood, the mission to get freedom would have been impossible. If not for Judith's determination to save Elizabeth who knows if we could ever read this book.
The Cult Next Door is written in a supremely flawless style and is perfectly edited. I like that the authors keep chronicle order in the story, which makes it easier to keep tracking a plot. The book contains psychological analyses and truly valuable conclusions. As a Psychology student, I feel enriched by knowledge about a dynamic of cults and strategies used by their leaders, and of cause I have got clear answers to the question: how and why people become involved in cults?
Needless to say more, I give the book four out of four stars.
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The Cult Next Door
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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