Mikel Jollett is a seriously talented writer. This book was so in depth and detailed, and so in-the-moment, that it read more like fiction than a typical memoir.
He reflects on a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, mental illness, and emotional abuse. He doesn't shy away from the ugly truths about people in his life, but he doesn't demonize them or hate them. And he doesn't sugarcoat his own faults or mistakes. I never stopped rooting for him to defeat his demons and find happiness.
The prose was lyrical and emotional, and at times long-winded, but very much worth making the effort to absorb every word.
I highly recommend it.
The marketing is a little off, though. His life in the cult very much affects his life, but we as readers spend very little time there. I was initially interested in the cult aspect and was expecting more. This is a criticism of the way it's being sold, though, not of the book itself at all.
He reflects on a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, mental illness, and emotional abuse. He doesn't shy away from the ugly truths about people in his life, but he doesn't demonize them or hate them. And he doesn't sugarcoat his own faults or mistakes. I never stopped rooting for him to defeat his demons and find happiness.
The prose was lyrical and emotional, and at times long-winded, but very much worth making the effort to absorb every word.
I highly recommend it.
The marketing is a little off, though. His life in the cult very much affects his life, but we as readers spend very little time there. I was initially interested in the cult aspect and was expecting more. This is a criticism of the way it's being sold, though, not of the book itself at all.