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This was a great read. I'd expected more of a dry account, but it was an engaging and living narrative journey through the experience of a Christian reform school. I really connected with Michele and her confusion, pain, anger, and dwindling hope. If anyone ever wondered what it was like to be brainwashed by an abusive cult, read this book. Locked in closets, drugs, suicides, fear mongering, psychological torture... it's all there... and sadly in the name of God and Jesus. No wonder the place has electric fences with barbed wire. If you are a Christian parent with an unruly child, read this book. Reform schools like this are not a solution.
This was a great read. I'd expected more of a dry account, but it was an engaging and living narrative journey through the experience of a Christian reform school. I really connected with Michele and her confusion, pain, anger, and dwindling hope. If anyone ever wondered what it was like to be brainwashed by an abusive cult, read this book. Locked in closets, drugs, suicides, fear mongering, psychological torture... it's all there... and sadly in the name of God and Jesus. No wonder the place has electric fences with barbed wire. If you are a Christian parent with an unruly child, read this book. Reform schools like this are not a solution.
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chameleon, December 19, 2008
This was a great read. I'd expected more of a dry account, but it was an engaging and living narrative journey through the experience of a Christian reform school. I really connected with Michele and her confusion, pain, anger, and dwindling hope. If anyone ever wondered what it was like to be brainwashed by an abusive cult, read this book. Locked in closets, drugs, suicides, fear mongering, psychological torture... it's all there... and sadly in the name of God and Jesus. No wonder the place has electric fences with barbed wire. If you are a Christian parent with an unruly child, read this book. Reform schools like this are not a solution.Reform at Victory by Michele Ulriksen
chameleon, December 19, 2008
This was a great read. I'd expected more of a dry account, but it was an engaging and living narrative journey through the experience of a Christian reform school. I really connected with Michele and her confusion, pain, anger, and dwindling hope. If anyone ever wondered what it was like to be brainwashed by an abusive cult, read this book. Locked in closets, drugs, suicides, fear mongering, psychological torture... it's all there... and sadly in the name of God and Jesus. No wonder the place has electric fences with barbed wire. If you are a Christian parent with an unruly child, read this book. Reform schools like this are not a solution.(10 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)