Rating: 3.5/5
Pages: 454 (15 hrs)
Started: 1 September 2024
Finished: 1 October 2024
Summary:
Inside Scientology is an in-depth explanation of the church of Scientology, from its inception as a quasi-psychological movement started by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard in the 1950s, all the way to its modern-day organization and creative use of celebrity members. Colloquially toned yet complexly detailed, this book focuses on the people, famous and forgotten, who were involved with the Church of Scientology.
Thoughts:
This was a long book that probably should have been split into two volumes, but it was impressively informative. The author did a good job establishing Hubbard's founding the church and then demonstrating the importance of every person, from later church leaders to members who died because of church practices. It took me over a month to finish this audiobook, which was barely over 15 hours, but I was engaged throughout the whole reading, and I feel far better informed having finished it. Not in a bad way, this book was thorough enough to entirely sate my desire to learn more about Scientology.
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