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The modern story switches to the pioneers to fictional reference articles and back. I think I was halfway through the book before I fully understood the canter of the book. Maybe the lack of rhythm was part of the intrigue and meant to add to the feeling of being unsettled. Either way, between this confusion and the Harriet Beecher Stowe style wordiness of the 1800 story, I almost put it down. However, I was compelled on by the who-done-it style of the modern chapters and the heart of its protagonist.
Because it matters to me and it may matter to other readers, there were more f-bombs than I was comfortable with. The main character is a single gay man that becomes involved in a relationship. Knowing the mind of someone that has same-sex attraction is not comfortable for all readers. This is included as a statement of fact, not judgement. I'm not mormon and I didn't find this book to be overly religious, nor overly critical of that religion... however, the mormon may feel differently. It was not written as an exposé but did give credence to how polygamy and the abandoning of that doctrine has shaped the LSD church today.
Lastly, I selected this book because I was visiting SLC and Moab at the time and wanted something that spoke specifically to its history. Visiting the Beehive and Lion house and watching the sun change the color of the desert brought this story alive.


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The 19th Wife A Novel David Ebershoff 9781400063970 Books Reviews

For many years, I've had a fascination with novels, documentaries and biographies of polygamist wives. Why? Not because I want to experience this lifestye; I'm very satisfied in my marriage of monogamy. I'm fascinated because I want to know "what makes these women tick". I wonder "Why would they subject themselves to a life like this? Why would someone put up with such a primitive, stifling lifestyle? Why wouldn't they want freedom?"

This book truly delivered answers to my questions. For many of these women, this is the only life they have known they were born into it. Not only does it deliver answers, it also delivers a certain amount of mystique... there's been a murder... and I definitely love the mystery of a murder. The narrator of the murder mystery(son of one of the sister wives, accused of murdering her husband) is edgy and truthful. He tells it like it is, whether you like it or not. He's street-wise and connected to both worlds the world in which he grew up and the "real" world.

Little by little, he weaves the profile of his mother someone who didn't resist what she married into; someone who did as she was told; someone who was obedient, for the gain of her salvation. The narrator methodically pulls apart life in a polygamist family. He describes how the cult gets rid of the young boys, so that the old men can have the girls all to themselves. He also reveals the characteristics of the other sister wives, and their relationships with one another.

The narrator knows that evidence of murder may be pointing right at his mother. He wants to help her, but he's not sure how. He doesn't want her to be executed, yet how can he save her?

There are two "threads" of story-lines in this novel the historical and the modern-day. The historical portrays the saga of Brigham Young and his sister wives, especially his 19th wife, who campaigned to end polygamy. Both of these threads are woven in such a way, that many "why's" were answered for me. Both of them drew me in, and held my interest. I wanted to jump into the story-lines of both threads, and rescue the women involved, plead with them to leave the lives they were in, and encourage them that there's a better life outside of their boundaries.

I wanted to assure the ones who questioned their lives, to stay strong and leave this cult-life behind. All ran the risk of what would happen if they abandoned their "faith".

While this novel was more complex than most that cover this subject, I was both challenged in keeping both story-lines straight and educated about a subject that I find fascinating. I also enjoyed following how the murder mystery was solved. I highly recommend this book.
I was very interested in the subject of plural marriages and the mysterious Mormon religion. I found much to answer my many questions within this novel. I would've given this book 5 stars but I feel there was a lot of excess verbiage. I found my attention straying through some of the chapters. I continued because my basic interest was still with me but there were times I felt bogged down in too much description. Basically I consider this a fine read and perhaps others with a different type of mind will appreciate the depth of description more than I did.
This a very interesting and informative book about the Mormons and the early formation of this religion group. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to know a little more about polygamy and how it worked or didn't work and why the Mormon church decided to abandon this practice.
Anyone at all interested in the Mormon faith, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, will find this novel fascinating. Author Ebershoff has focused on the issue of polygamy, or plural marriage, which was a tenet of the faith for several decades in the mid to late 19th century. To expand on his concept, he alternates the first person account of Ann Eliza Young, who was in fact the "19th Wife" of Mormon "Prophet" Brigham Young, with a murder mystery that involves a young gay man, Jordan Scott, whose mother is accused of killing his father. The Scotts are part of a 21st century split off sect of Mormonism that still practices polygamy. Ebershoff writes in an engaging way, beautifully capturing the voices of his various protagonists. His story is based on thorough research, and while it is definitely fiction, it has the pure ring of truth.
I found this book fascinating I was introduced to a way of life I knew little about and thoroughly enjoyed learning about it. The book was an interesting g mix of news accounts, writings from various sources, and story telling by and about various characters and during different time periods. . Although sometimes it "jumped around" a bit too much for my taste, so I sometimes was not sure where I was. Sometimes I had to stop and re-read a page or so to get my bearings. But despite this, I found it very interesting and fairly well done. I learned so much about the early Morman church, polygamy, and so many of effects this had on the teachings, church policy, as well as church members. So nice when a book reads well and you learn a lot at the same time!
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The modern story switches to the pioneers to fictional reference articles and back. I think I was halfway through the book before I fully understood the canter of the book. Maybe the lack of rhythm was part of the intrigue and meant to add to the feeling of being unsettled. Either way, between this confusion and the Harriet Beecher Stowe style wordiness of the 1800 story, I almost put it down. However, I was compelled on by the who-done-it style of the modern chapters and the heart of its protagonist.
Because it matters to me and it may matter to other readers, there were more f-bombs than I was comfortable with. The main character is a single gay man that becomes involved in a relationship. Knowing the mind of someone that has same-sex attraction is not comfortable for all readers. This is included as a statement of fact, not judgement. I'm not mormon and I didn't find this book to be overly religious, nor overly critical of that religion... however, the mormon may feel differently. It was not written as an exposé but did give credence to how polygamy and the abandoning of that doctrine has shaped the LSD church today.
Lastly, I selected this book because I was visiting SLC and Moab at the time and wanted something that spoke specifically to its history. Visiting the Beehive and Lion house and watching the sun change the color of the desert brought this story alive.