The huge difference is the lack of any kind of character development, scene setting, dialogue, suspense, etc. I will give the disclaimer that I read a lot of memoirs, and generally love that genre, and that this book is not a memoir. But the prose style is so flat and straightforward, I don't know how or why I stayed with this book - I guess I just really, really wanted that "harrowing escape" part. And if everything she says is true, she did a wonderful thing by exposing the human rights violations and child abuse hidden within the upper ranks of the church. This book was so boring! I admire the courage this young woman mustered up to not only leave the church, but also to publicly tell her story, considering all the threats and coercion sanctioned by her uncle.
Captivating and disturbing, Beyond Belief is an exploration of the limits of religion and the lengths to which some went to break free. Faced with a heartbreaking choice, she mounts a courageous escape, but not before being put thru the ultimate test of family, faith and love. Detailing some of the Church's notorious practices, she also describes a childhood of isolation and neglect-a childhood that, painful as it was, prepared her for a tough life in the Church's most devoted order, the Sea Org.ĭespite this hardship, it's only when her family approaches dissolution and her world begins to unravel that she's finally able to see the patterns of stifling conformity and psychological control that have ruled her life. From her prolonged separation from her parents as a small child to being indoctrinated to serve the Church, from her lack of personal freedoms to the organization's emphasis on celebrity recruitment, Jenna goes behind the scenes of Scientology's oppressive and alienating culture, detailing an environment rooted in control in which the most devoted followers often face the harshest punishments when out of line. Piercing the veil of secrecy that has shrouded the world of Scientology, this insider reveals unprecedented firsthand knowledge of the religion, its rituals and its mysterious leader-David Miscavige. Now she speaks out about her life, the Church, her escape, going deep inside a religion that, for decades, has been the subject of fierce debate and speculation worldwide. At 21, she made a break, risking everything she'd ever known and loved to leave Scientology once and for all. As niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige, she grew up at the center of this controversial organization.
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