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Title: A lot of emotional babble, not much Mormon trivia
Review: Based on other reviews I found on Amazon, my assumptions were that Laake's book would share her educated views of the bizarre rituals practiced -- and carefully hidden -- by the Mormon church. While the first 1/3 of the book does deliver a very few of the curiosities and oppressions of LDS (dated to the 1970s), the remaining 2/3 was quite disappointing to a level thinker. Laake uses Secret Ceremonies as a vehicle to sell her meandering 20-something autobiography of self-pity, self-loathing, self-destruction. I sped through too many pages of Laake blaming her over-emotional behavior and weak relationships on her unenlightened upbringing in the Mormon church. However, the issues more realistically stem from growing up as a spoiled shallow brat. Unless you are into psycho babble and self analysis, skip Secret Ceremonies and search for more thorough, less personal, up-to-date investigatory literature on the cultish LDS environment.
