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Old 01-06-2009, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rockwoodchev View Post
One of the things that Bushman mentions in his interview with Dehlin, but I'm not sure it is in the book itself, is how well done the Brodie work is. I have to agree with him after working my way through much of her book. Many people call it "Anti Mormon", but I don't really get that. It feels to me that any book written by a member of the church is "OK", but if the same material is written by a non/ex mo than it must be "Anti". I just have not found that to be the case.

Has anyone here read Fawn Brodie "No man knows my History"?
Brodie was LDS. I think her 1st edition was better without all the psycho-stuff she added later. Reminds me of Michael Moore's Bush "documentary" on 9/11----- "What was Bush thinking? Was he thinking 'I need to get a haircut.'?" (sigh)

No doubt she is a good writer, though.


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