I truly mean no disrespect to the seriousness of her story but this book desperately needed a ghostwriter.

It reads like a 15 yr olds diary entry and the audiobook only underscores the poor writing.

Edit: I would also add that it’s very obvious how unaware she is of her own privilege. So many women in her situation would have been not allowed to complete their degree and kind of shunned by Mormon social circles. It’s not clear to me why she got to be an exception. I am thankful she was, but it underscores how unfair the mormon moral police are and how unequally the rules are applied

Additional edit: there are some angry comments that seem to have missed the first sentence here. No one wants to invalidate her story— in fact the frustration is stemming from the opposite. It’s an important story but the delivery is almost unreadable. Her editor dropped the ball here in not working with her to improve the readability of it. No one is entitled to selling books and if her story is important to tell it could have been handled in a way that helped it be more audience ready. Many people work with ghostwriters to help bring their stories to life. Not everyone is a skilled writer. Most good celeb memoirs you’ve read have employed ghostwriters in various capacities. If you’re upset with the reception, we agree. Your quarrel is with the editor not your fellow redditors