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The Sisterhood: Inside the Lives of Mormon Women
Many hold a deep fascination with Mormonism but erroneously think of it as a secret religion that celebrates polygamy and confinement. Most outsiders regardLatter-day Saintwomen as submissive and pitiable. In The Sisterhood, award-winning author Dorothy Allred Solomon takes us inside the lives of women of the faith. She focuses on the roles of Mormon women in the nineteent...more
ebook, 256 pages
Published
October 2nd 2007
by Palgrave Macmillan
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I admire what the author claimed she was trying to do but I don't think she succeeded. I wish she would have collaborated with someone a little bit more knowledgeable about the church's doctrine. When she mentioned, in passing, a lot of the little, eccentric, silly traditions we (sisters in the church)perpetuate as CULTURAL traditions that are not doctrinal, she failed to mark a clear distinction. I am not even sure if she knew the difference.
She also spent a lot of time beating herself against...more
She also spent a lot of time beating herself against...more
I wasn't a huge fan of this book. I didn't finish it and I found myself disappointed. There were a lot of great things about it, the idea is good, but it just wasn't pulled off as well as it could have been. I felt like there were a lot of generalizations. I would have liked to hear more stories and get more involved with different women's stories. A lot of things were also glossed-over or sugar-coated in my opinion, which started to really bug me. I would have also liked to see a different orga...more
I thought this book was going to be some sort of expose, like Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement, but then I realized it was an insiders book written about Mormon women. I debated returning it to the library but figured I'd keep an open mind and just go for it.
The book itself is very well written and the author goes into detail about what life is like as a woman in LDS, and also has some insight into the very fundamental families, as she was born into a polygamous family that...more
The book itself is very well written and the author goes into detail about what life is like as a woman in LDS, and also has some insight into the very fundamental families, as she was born into a polygamous family that...more
I really liked the historical accounts and personal stories recorded within this book. However, I did not like the format (at times it felt rambling) and because of the long chapters that were not divided cohesively I found myself losing interest quite a bit. Also, intermixed with great historical stories or references that I found fascinating was an almost maddening narrator defining every little thing in the LDS and Polygamist culture. Since most of that is stuff I already know and don't care...more
This book was kinda poorly written, and really poorly edited, but I learned a lot from it. The author points out both good and bad things in the lives of LDS women, but doesn't attempt to make any suggestions on how these problems could be addressed. There were a lot of contradictions, but there are in any faith, I think. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a pretty accurate (at least in my limited experience) look at being a female Latter Day Saint.
I had high hopes for this book. The author came from a polygamist background and had been baptized into the mainstream LDS church. I just don't see her book as uplifting. I know she's no Sheri Dew but I was very disappointed. There's really nothing in this book that worth's talking about. That's all!
I was hoping for some insights, but the author didn't seem able to deliver. Large sections of the book seemed unedited, unfortunately. Her polygamous family history and references to a LDS belief of some kind in a divine Mother were really the only interesting parts for me.
This book was nothing like I was suspecting. I was hoping to have stereotypes dispelled and a clear line of argument. However this book did neither. In my mind, the author reinforced the stereotypes (some that I didn't realize were still floating out there). She talked a lot about men in the church, which I realize affects women, but (in my opinion) shouldn't have focused on men as often as she did. She also frequently inter-mingled information about her polygamous background. While there were i...more
I am glad that I had read a previous book by Dorothy and knew of her fundamentalist background. Otherwise, much of this book might have been confusing. She often does not distinguish well between mainstream Mormon women and their polygamous counterparts. I also had some issues (and questions) with her doctrinal conclusions--which were strikingly different than my own. And, finally, she needed a better editor. The book has several typos and other errors. Other than that...not a bad read.
The first half of this book is on pretty sandy ground. I liked the last half of the book and felt like I could relate to the author more near the end. I wouldn't recommend this book.
So far this has been a partially biased view of the role of women in the Mormon church. I have always been curious about their faith and how women fit in, so am hoping this book can shed some light. because the author is the daughter of a mormom polygamist and still active in the church, the view tends to be less objective than i would like, but overall, it's well written and educational. TBD if i would recommend it. i am only 1/2 way through.
An interesting, thoughtful read about women's attitudes and lives within the Mormon church, which seems to be a particularly patriarchal faith.
This is probably an ok book, I just couldn't get into it.
Ok this book is nothing that the title suggests. I was hoping it would dispell some of the misconseptions about mormons which it did not do. I don't really recommend this book unles you want to read about the authors polygamist past and get a little confused sbout our beliefs in the process.
I wasn't sure what kind of book this would be, but found it quite enjoyable. It isn't an anti-mormon book but the author does examine some theologies that are controviersial. I really enjoyed her experiences and comparisons to growing up in a polygamist home.
This book provided an easy to understand overview of the lives of Mormon women. The author was raised in a polygamist family so this was discussed in the book although the author made it very clear that this practice is outlawed in today's Mormon church.
I read this because I read her other book and well, we are third cousins. I was disappointed. Her voice which I found really refreshing in Predators, Prey and Kinfolk was whinny and not interesting in this book. Bored.
One of the most excellent books on the sisters of the LDS Church that I have EVER read. This is a MUST read for any LDS woman.
It was nothing like the cover advertised.
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May 03, 2009 11:33pm
That was when you lived in California, right?;)
May 08, 2009 04:27pm
May 08, 2009 10:50pm