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This is a great memoir about a woman raised in a christian scientist household.
It was very informative about the practice of christian science and of its core values and beliefs as well as a gut wrenching tale of losing a parent to cancer.
I honestly had no idea what went on in that particular religion and was shocked at some of the beliefs (illness is an error in thinking, germs don't exist) huh?? I had to keep telling my friends and coworkers about these peculiar ideas that this religious group promoted.
Overall, I thought this was an excellent book that provoked a lot of emotion and thought.
It was very informative about the practice of christian science and of its core values and beliefs as well as a gut wrenching tale of losing a parent to cancer.
I honestly had no idea what went on in that particular religion and was shocked at some of the beliefs (illness is an error in thinking, germs don't exist) huh?? I had to keep telling my friends and coworkers about these peculiar ideas that this religious group promoted.
Overall, I thought this was an excellent book that provoked a lot of emotion and thought.
Engrossing and very sad. This is a portrait of a family torn apart by a couple's steadfast adherence to Christian Science doctrine in the face of illness and death, which the faith denies.
The strength and weakness of the book is its relentlessly one-sided point of view. We see the events through the eyes of one daughter and don't really get to know the views of the other daughter or others in the family. As a result, the father and mother who are at the center of the story remain too mysterious.
The strength and weakness of the book is its relentlessly one-sided point of view. We see the events through the eyes of one daughter and don't really get to know the views of the other daughter or others in the family. As a result, the father and mother who are at the center of the story remain too mysterious.
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I applaud Lucia Greenhouse on writing such an enlightening expose about growing up in a Christian Science family. That she survived the experience of her mother's illness is incredible. This is a must read !!
