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A review by findingmontauk1
Breaking the World by Jerry Gordon
4.0
I really want to read more about cults. I need to read more about cults, actually. This book is (I think) the first cult-related book I have really ever read. Most of my cult-learnin’ is from movies, shows, documentaries, and podcasts. So Breaking The World by Jerry Gordon was extremely cool for me to read. This book follows the story of David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians sect, who predicted the end of the world in 1993. Obviously the world never ended and this was just another cult. But what if he was indeed the final prophet and right all along? What if The Fallen really were coming to destroy humanity and the world? THAT’S the genius of Breaking The World.
This book reads like an action-packed, dystopian, horror, thriller combo. And while it is not required that you know what happened in the real life events during Waco, TX in 1993 when the FBI invaded the Branch Davidians compound, it does help so that way you can see just how wonderful a story Jerry Gordon was able to craft. This way you know what is his world and what was the real world.
I think this book will speak to a lot of different types of readers, especially those interested in cults, true crime, and horror. It spans a range of themes and I enjoyed every page of it! After reading this book, I want to read and learn more about Koresh for myself. I think this is a fascinating topic and Jerry Gordon did what I wish more would do (or that he would write more books like this) where someone puts a twist on some true crime stories! Such an intriguing book!
Thank you to the editor at Apex Publishing for advanced reading copies of this book in exchange for an honest review by the Night Worms (#nightworms on Twitter & Instagram)
This book reads like an action-packed, dystopian, horror, thriller combo. And while it is not required that you know what happened in the real life events during Waco, TX in 1993 when the FBI invaded the Branch Davidians compound, it does help so that way you can see just how wonderful a story Jerry Gordon was able to craft. This way you know what is his world and what was the real world.
I think this book will speak to a lot of different types of readers, especially those interested in cults, true crime, and horror. It spans a range of themes and I enjoyed every page of it! After reading this book, I want to read and learn more about Koresh for myself. I think this is a fascinating topic and Jerry Gordon did what I wish more would do (or that he would write more books like this) where someone puts a twist on some true crime stories! Such an intriguing book!
Thank you to the editor at Apex Publishing for advanced reading copies of this book in exchange for an honest review by the Night Worms (#nightworms on Twitter & Instagram)