Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People | 
pickWho was it who said that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely? Whoever it was, the quote fits Jones to a T. Reiterman‘s cautionary tale covers it all: from the humble beginnings in Indianapolis through to the tragic denouement in Jonestown. By no means an easy read but lots of lessons to be learned, the main one being: never put your trust in a psychopath with feet of clay.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reiterman, a journalist with the San Francisco Examiner, was injured during the Port Kaituma airstrip ambush. Four years after the Jonestown mass-murder/suicide, he published this detailed account of the childhood, rise, and demise of Jim Jones. As with all cults, the Peoples Temple followers intrigue me most. Fascinating and truly devastating.
▶️🎧 It‘s been a while since I‘ve read a cult story. This is my 4th about Jonestown, the others: The Road to Jonestown, Seductive Poison, and A Thousand Lives. Jones was both horrifying and fascinating, though the followers interest me most.
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Jim Jones was the first cult leader I learned about in school, and was my first idea for this prompt although I couldn't remember his name at the beginning. (I had to Google 'cult leader who killed members using poisoned juice')
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pickStudy in the workings of cults- fascinating
I'm almost done! What a well-researched biography. It is shocking how, even as a small boy, Jim Jones realized the power of his own voice and learned how to manipulate, quickly and aggressively. ? After this, I want to read Robert Jay Lifton's book, "Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism". ??
Can you imagine being an art student who drew JIM FREAKING JONES in an art class??
I'm enjoying Raven, but it's definitely a heavy read. The lengths that Jim Jones went to to control his people absolutely astound me. The subject matter is dark and fascinating and I'm really enjoying just taking my time with it. #cult #biography #jonestown #littenkitten #catsoflitsy #longreads #nonfiction
I'm finding vacationing with my mom and sister difficult, but hey at least I have a good book to dig into when they'll let me. 🙄🌳📘
Airport reading. (I have two other books with me, just in case) 😂✈️📕
I couldn't find the other book I'm reading when I left the house this morning at 5am, so I grabbed this one off the tbr instead. I have this weird fascination with cults and the minds of the people that lead them so I'm super stoked to dig into this. #cult #jimjones #jonestown #tbr #usedbook
Totally blame it on Litsy run!! So excited about every book in this haul, I almost wish I could read multiple books at the exact same time. 😭 #blameitonlitsy #vcandrews #stevenking #horror #mythology #fantasy #biography #bookhaul #goodwill #thriftfinds
It's a chilly, wet day here in Florida so I'm curling up (in my warm fuzzy socks!) with this creepy book for the #nonfictionchallenge17 . We watched a documentary on Jonestown and it's just horrifying what happened. I was too young to understand it at the time.
I am oddly obsessed with Jonestown. I read a lot of pretty scary books about it. And yet, it's still #atopiciwouldliketoknowmoreabout #weird. #whatcanyoudo #readjanuary
pickIntense, harrowing, exhaustive (and at times, exhausting). The final 150 pages or so as things ramp up to their inevitable conclusion were particularly gripping.
pickThis book was so eye opening. If you have any interest at all in The People's Temple or what happened in Jonestown, this is the book to read. I could not put it down.
