By: M.L. Francoeur
Many thanks to Pages of Panda for the gifted copy of this book!
In this memoir, Francoeur takes the reader through his journey of his traumatic childhood of being in one cult religion, sexual abuse, then going into another cult religion. It follows him into adulthood of when he faces the harrowing truth of the religions he has encountered.
Francoeur is open minded and humble as he delves into his journey discovering the truth about these religions. He was born into The Mission of the Holy Spirit and his family left the church/cult when he was just 5 years old. The part of this book felt a little text book like. There was a lot of history about the religion and less about his experience, but I understand that has probably to do with the fact that he was so young by the time that this family left that religion.
Once we get to the Scientology aspect, we really get into his experience. I have watched a lot of documentaries on Scientology, including Leah Remini’s show, and there were things that I learned about reading about Francoeur’s experience. The mind manipulation and financial manipulation of this cult is really appalling (for lack of a better word).
I didn’t find myself in the same religious circumstances as this author, but I found myself questioning a lot of things and as I got older, disagreeing with a lot of things that the religion I grew up with was teaching. I didn’t get it, I didn’t understand. It seemed to be contradictory. So I sort of understood the author’s journey and feeling like I was left at a dead end.
This author is honest, raw, vulnerable, and reflecting all throughout this memoir. I think it’s an eye opening read.
Publish date: October 8, 2024
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