Going Clear

Fascinating, disturbing–downright scary, even. We've all heard the wackadoodle things Scientology teaches and the rumors of abuse that go on within it, but this book magnifies all that by about a million. It appears very well-researched, though at times it could have used some better organization. If everything in here is true, I don't understand how the “religion” is not only still allowed to operate under a tax-exempt status and be constitutionally protected, but how aren't half the leaders in jail? I also fear for Wright's safety, given the great lengths the cult has gone to in the past to subvert investigative journalists.

And while I understand how some people can be drawn into Scientology by the flashy celebrities, the promise of solving all your problems, etc., I don't understand how any sane, rational person manages to stick around and think “yeah, this is definitely true for me. This makes sense.”