I recently finished RSR, I thought it was great, a little dry in some places as a detailed history can be, but very interesting and enlightening in other places.
There are so many things about Joseph Smith's life that we just gloss over or don't even talk about in Sunday School/RS/Priesthood (polygamy, polyandry, BofM translation using a seer stone in a hat, Book of Abraham, etc.) and this book isn't afraid to address those issues and still come out of it believing that JS is a prophet. We tend to expect perfection out of our general authorities but they are not perfect, and JS is no exception. He was the first prophet of the modern dispensation and he was learning and stumbling along the way as he learned and grew in his role.
I too would recommend listening to John Dehlin's interviews of Dr Bushman, he has a great insight and perspective on Joseph Smith and the gospel in general.
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