Secrets And Wives: The Hidden World Of Mormon Polygamy (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
Interesting because it covers those groups you don't hear about. He didn't cover the FLDS, the Dargers or Sister Wives, he's out there in the suburbs and the rural small towns talking about communities that you never knew existed. My only issue with the book is that the author sometimes stumbles into rationalist elitism, which is inappropriate when researching religion. As my religious studies professors always said in college, it's not whether or not the beliefs of a person are valid or not, it's how the believer uses these beliefs to relate to the divine and the world outside oneself. Supposed to be a balanced look at polygamy as practiced by a few of the fundamentalist mormon sects and in some ways it does deliver, there is insight, but the author digresses...a lot. More history than you really care to read, all kinds of autobiographical tidbits leaving the reader thinking "that's nice...why don't you save this for when you write your autobiography". Cuz it was pretty irrelevant. Also there is a bit much of his opinion on things for my taste as well. So I did enjoy parts of it, but parts of it I could have done without.
What do You think about Secrets And Wives: The Hidden World Of Mormon Polygamy (2000)?
some of the same facts as other books on subject interesting and thought provoking.
—Spice999
This is a good one, folks. I'll be doing a full review on my blog shortly!!
—kayla911
Terrifying, fascinating, both humorous and educational in equal measure.
—kaile
