Waco: A Survivor's Story

Waco: A Survivor's Story | David Thibodeau

It could be my mood and mental exhaustion, but I am just not enjoying this book. Waco has always fascinated me and I am disappointed so far.

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Eggbeater

Waco: A Survivor's Story | David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson

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TW: I hated it so much I'm afraid to review it publicly. One word: complicit.

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Andrew65 Does not sound good 😵‍💫 3y

sprainedbrain Ick. 😡 3y

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JenniferEgnor

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David Koresh saw the author was vulnerable; he saw a way in and he took it. The author seems to adore David but doesn‘t really seem very concerned about the sexual abuse that went on, or David‘s episodes of mania. Sadly, I think that the ATF probably went in more for the weapons than the abuse that was going on. It needed to stop, but the way they went about it was wrong. The Davidians at Waco were just another cult.

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elisebarker

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I watched the series last year and I was so excited to read it but so was everyone else 😂 I was finally able to borrow it and MAN. I did not know anything about this conflict!! It was very well written and eye opening.

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Megabooks

Waco: A Survivor's Story | David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson

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👏🏻 12 👏🏻 year 👏🏻 olds 👏🏻 can‘t 👏🏻 choose 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 be 👏🏻 in 👏🏻 sexual 👏🏻 relationships!! This author is a sickening apologist for Koresh and seems to have no understanding of rape, coercion, and sexual assault. I am physically distressed after listening to 4.5 hours of this.

wanderinglynn 😱 How can anyone believe that a child is capable of consent? 😳 4y

Megabooks @wanderinglynn apparently the author and Koresh do! 🤢🤢 4y

KatieDid927 Yikes! 4y

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wanderinglynn Well Koresh had serious mental issues, which is how that whole thing came to pass. The author was indoctrinated and clearly is a sympathizer. Because I read a little bit about from the child psychologist who was called in to evaluate the fee children that survived and his account was so so sad & heartbreaking. (edited) 4y

marleed Ewwww! 4y

Megabooks @wanderinglynn that would be something I could read. I can‘t read a man feeling sorry about his own celibacy (cry me a river bud, you walked into this) and not giving one thought to the minors being raped. The author was fake married to one of Koresh‘s first wives, who was 16 and already had three children from Koresh!! And the author was all jealous of what a stud Koresh was and wondered how the women didn‘t get in cat fights over him. 😒😒 4y

Megabooks @KatieDid927 @marleed never I immediately felt better mentally after turning off this book. 4y

wanderinglynn The child psychologist I mentioned wrote👇🏻 book. It‘s extremely hard to read because the stories are incredibly heartbreaking, but he does explain the neuroscience and brain development of children. I warn you now that the boy who was raised as a dog (which is true and he explains it) is not the worst story in this book.

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook - What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love and Healing

Reviewsbylola Nasty 🤮 Good on you for bailing. 4y

runswithscissors007 🤢 4y

Megabooks @Reviewsbylola @runswithscissors007 agree!! 4y

Megabooks @wanderinglynn I‘m not sure I could handle that. I‘m just appalled at the things people can‘t do to children. 4y

BarbaraBB This sounds horrible 🤯 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB it was very disturbing. 4y

Kalalalatja Sounds like you made the right choice, I wouldn‘t be able to get through a book like that either 😡 4y

MicheleinPhilly EWWWW. 4y

Megabooks @Kalalalatja I definitely feel like I did!! 4y

Megabooks @MicheleinPhilly right?!? 🤢 4y

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Mike.Hall

Waco: A Survivor's Story | David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson

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Read this right now. No questions. What are you still doing here? Go read it. People need to know about this.

Suet624

Waco: A Survivor's Story | David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson

A) I have no idea why I‘m listening to this book.

B) I have no idea why people believe in rules and regulations imposed by one man. Koresh required all the men to be celibate but Koresh could have sex with all the wives and single ladies. What???

C) I have so many questions.

Leftcoastzen 🤣😳 6y

saresmoore Somehow this doesn‘t seem conducive to pre-concert resting! 6y

Suet624 @saresmoore Very true. 😀 6y

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Eggs It's a tragic part of history-Koresh seemed charismatic although immoral in my opinion; but the Feds really went crazy and fueled the flames both literally and figuratively. Sad 6y

Suet624 @Eggs that‘s probably why I‘m reading this. I was so upset at the time by what the feds did. I guess I wanted to hear from someone who lived there. 6y

Suet624 @Eggs By the way, have you watched Wild Wild Country on Netflix? 6y

Eggs No, related to this? 6y

Suet624 @Eggs No, but it‘s similar. It‘s about Bhagwan Rajneesh and his followers and how they took over a town in Oregon. I‘m only on the 3rd episode but it‘s fascinating. 6y

Eggs @Suet624 Thanks for the rec. 😊 6y

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Manoshgirl51

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Being a fan of historical events, I found this book questioning my belief in our police and FBI. It made me so angry that because of David Koresh‘s actions a whole group of people were harmed. The way the police handled everything was wrong and I am glad David Thibodeau shared his story of that terrifying event.

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MidnightBookGirl

Waco: A Survivor's Story | David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson

I'm listening to this audiobook right now and I'm already having mixed feelings. I was a teenager when the horrors of Waco began. It's clear the government (FBI, ATF) lost their minds, but Koresh was not just some mellow bible thumper either (his sexual practices with teenagers is disgusting). Thibodeau was just 24 when the siege began, and he definitely has a very different tale to tell than the ones the media spun.

britt_brooke Ooh, stacking! 7y

MelAnn My uncle was a dps officer who was sent down there during that time & he had major issues with how that entire thing was handled by the feds. I love hearing different perspectives like this! 7y

MidnightBookGirl @britt_brooke @MelAnn it's definitely a different perspective! I'm glad your uncle stayed safe, Mel, and I'm sure he's got his own stories! 7y

britt_brooke @MelAnn Wow, interesting! 7y

OrangeMooseReads I‘ve been watching the specials ABC (?) has had on about the events. I was 10ish when it happened I clearly remember it but didn‘t fully understand. Koresh is at fault for a large portion, but the FEDs bungled and botched things. @MelAnn that is interesting. 7y

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