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Title: Poorly Written and Unconvincing
Review: I'm not sure what could keep a person interested in this book long enough to finish it besides religious fervor or morbid curiosity. It is one of the most poorly written books I've ever read. As history, it is utterly unconvincing. As literature, it is hopelessly flat, repetitious, and contrived. As a book of religious scripture, it is unoriginal -- it actually lifts a significant number of its verses and chapters directly from the King James version of the Bible!It is incredible to me that anyone could find this book in any way inspiring. As for me, I tend to agree with Mark Twain's own review of the Book of Mormon. It is "chloroform in print."
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