Watch How We Walk (Paperback)

from LynnB

This is a story about the tyranny of religion, in this case, the Jehovah's Witnesses. Ten-year-old Emily believes strongly what she is taught at Meetings, and she worries as she watches her teenaged sister, Lenora, breaking rules and associating with "wordly" peers. When her uncle Tyler is shunne...

from nkmunn

The structure of this story is perfectly tuned to the narrative perspectives of the protagonist and the unfathomable ways families and communities can abuse and fail the vulnerable and unconformant. Many thanks to the gr friend who recommended this - I wouldn't have come to this book on my own - ...

from reluctantm

We've read this story before, leaving a fundamentalist household. There's nothing new here in terms of plot or pacing. But stories can be told again and again. There's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with reading a familiar story with variations as long as the variations are enough...

from TheLostEntwife

Religious abuse is not a pretty subject. The fear that can be instilled in a child is chilling; horrifying to think about. My family once adopted a puppy from our local shelter and when we brought him home we watched as he cowered from the men in our family. You see, he had been horrifically abus...

from ParadisePorch

Set in the 1970s. The story is told through the eyes of a child who doesn't fully understand her faith; father is weak and a tyrant. Some things are distorted (studying the WatchTower every meeting) and some are just downright wrong. Some problems are a result of dysfunctional family, not being W...