This book was not what I expected. I bought it because my sister is converting to Mormonism, much to the shock and displeasure of my family, and I wanted to learn more about the LDS Church, especially from someone who decided to leave it. I wanted a fair, factual, intelligent, balanced picture of Mormonism. I did not want something written with a harsh, narrow-minded "fundamentalist Christian" slant, like The God Makers. Well, that's what this book is. Near the end of the book, you will find out that the author and her husband were interviewed for The God Makers documentary, which, if you don't know, is an extremist, inflamatory, biased, unbalanced look at the Mormon church. This book does not provide a fair and balanced look at Mormonism, so if that's what you're looking for do not buy this book.