Comments on: “Prophet’s Daughter: My Life with Elizabeth Clare Prophet” by Erin Prophet http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/ The stories of a part-time librarian mixed with nonfiction book reviews. Join in the fun! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:29:50 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: Hava http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4306 Hava Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:31:31 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4306 Choopixie >> Yeah, if I had known what it would be like before reading it, I don't think I would have picked it up. It was good to learn more about the thinking done inside of a cult (namely: none) and how they get started and spread their message to new converts, but overall, it was just a bland book. I love books where I feel like I'm right there with the protagonist - can hardly put it down because I just "have to know" what happens next. That definitely didn't happen with this book. Jess >> What a small world!!!! Hey, tell the Powers That Be at your company that if they want me to review their nonfiction books for them, feel free to send me a copy, but I don't promise that my review will be complimentary. 8-) I love learning new stuff, and if this book had been more compelling, I would have definitely rated it higher. Stephanie >> Oh, you'd hate this book then. One thing I didn't get into in my review (because I try not to make my reviews any longer than they already are, so I can't mention EVERYTHING I think about a book) is all of the New Agey stuff that this book covers. This cult believed some INSANE stuff, about how you send blue lightning bolts at others, how you can use a ceremonial sword to "cut" bad ties with other people (they just waved the sword through the air around the person they were trying to cut the ties for) and other equally nutso ideas. At one point, the cult changed its previous stance and made it so that if you wanted to join, you had to turn over everything you had or were ever going to receive (yes, that means inheritances too) before they would let you in. One gal signed over her $1 million dollar inheritance to the church. If you ever left the church (or were kicked out) you got nothing more than a bus ticket home. It was very sad to read about. The most interesting part was when Erin got into the subject (very briefly) of how she "received" revelations for the group. Her mother had made her a messenger, which basically meant that she could receive information from the "masters," who were supposedly godlike beings who could see into the future and the past easily. From these "masters" Erin received many revelations about the smallest of details of every day life. Erin said that she has since figured out that all that happened was her sitting there, letting thoughts come into her mind (random thoughts we all have) and then she spoke those thoughts outloud. They were taken as gospel truth. It was quite an eye-opening look into how this cult was supposedly being led by the deities themselves, but was in fact nothing more than a family spouting off whatever thoughts ran through their minds. Overall, a pretty depressing book. Hava Choopixie >> Yeah, if I had known what it would be like before reading it, I don’t think I would have picked it up. It was good to learn more about the thinking done inside of a cult (namely: none) and how they get started and spread their message to new converts, but overall, it was just a bland book. I love books where I feel like I’m right there with the protagonist - can hardly put it down because I just “have to know” what happens next. That definitely didn’t happen with this book.

Jess >> What a small world!!!! Hey, tell the Powers That Be at your company that if they want me to review their nonfiction books for them, feel free to send me a copy, but I don’t promise that my review will be complimentary. 8-) I love learning new stuff, and if this book had been more compelling, I would have definitely rated it higher.

Stephanie >> Oh, you’d hate this book then. One thing I didn’t get into in my review (because I try not to make my reviews any longer than they already are, so I can’t mention EVERYTHING I think about a book) is all of the New Agey stuff that this book covers. This cult believed some INSANE stuff, about how you send blue lightning bolts at others, how you can use a ceremonial sword to “cut” bad ties with other people (they just waved the sword through the air around the person they were trying to cut the ties for) and other equally nutso ideas.

At one point, the cult changed its previous stance and made it so that if you wanted to join, you had to turn over everything you had or were ever going to receive (yes, that means inheritances too) before they would let you in. One gal signed over her $1 million dollar inheritance to the church. If you ever left the church (or were kicked out) you got nothing more than a bus ticket home. It was very sad to read about.

The most interesting part was when Erin got into the subject (very briefly) of how she “received” revelations for the group. Her mother had made her a messenger, which basically meant that she could receive information from the “masters,” who were supposedly godlike beings who could see into the future and the past easily. From these “masters” Erin received many revelations about the smallest of details of every day life.

Erin said that she has since figured out that all that happened was her sitting there, letting thoughts come into her mind (random thoughts we all have) and then she spoke those thoughts outloud. They were taken as gospel truth. It was quite an eye-opening look into how this cult was supposedly being led by the deities themselves, but was in fact nothing more than a family spouting off whatever thoughts ran through their minds.

Overall, a pretty depressing book.

Hava

]]> By: stephanieebarr http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4304 stephanieebarr Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:06:32 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4304 I absolutely abhor religious extremism. I doubt this is a book that would appeal. I absolutely abhor religious extremism. I doubt this is a book that would appeal.

]]> By: gruffalo84 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4303 gruffalo84 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:46:31 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4303 Great review! This is one published by my company but I hadn't had any exposure to this book and didn't really know what it was about. Glad to be so well informed. I do like how well you backed up your response, even if it was mostly a feeling of ... well, not feeling it. Thanks! Jess http://bookpublishing.today.com Great review! This is one published by my company but I hadn’t had any exposure to this book and didn’t really know what it was about. Glad to be so well informed. I do like how well you backed up your response, even if it was mostly a feeling of … well, not feeling it. Thanks!

Jess
http://bookpublishing.today.com

]]> By: choopixie http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4301 choopixie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:26:18 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/01/13/prophets-daughter-my-life-with-elizabeth-clare-prophet-by-erin-prophet/#comment-4301 Interesting review of the book. That's one book I won't be reading anytime soon. :) Interesting review of the book. That’s one book I won’t be reading anytime soon. :)

]]>