Aum Shinrikyo: Japan's Unholy Sect
by Rei Kimura
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Author: Rei KimuraEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06
ISBN: 1588987418
Number of pages: 148
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
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Book Review: Melodramatic, spurious nonsense
Summary: 1 Stars
Writing negative reviews is typically a waste of time unless the volume is so egregiously awful that serious readers should be warned away well in advance. This laughable treatment - and I use the word "treatment" advisedly - of Shoko Asahara and his Aum Shinrikyo cult is so deplorably uninformative and foolish that one wonders why any reputable publisher would have wasted precious paper and ink on it. Cobbed together with the worst sort of pseudo-journalistic sensationalism and replete with endless moronic interpolations, this sad excuse for nonfiction resembles nothing more than a cheap romance novel transmogrified onto the history shelf. Arrogantly dedicated to three of Asahara's victims, it dishonors their memory. The full account of Asahara's life and cult has yet to be penned, and this pathetic attempt to cash in on their infamy exemplifies the very dregs of petty opportunism arising from notoriety. Buy it if you are fond of pricey bird-cage liner because that's all it's good for!
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