absolutely fascinating in its history of the mormon faith as well as the exploration of the murder of brenda wright lafferty and her daughter. krakauer's compelling and illustrative prose alongside the singular history and belief of the saints makes this one hard to put down and hard to stop thinking about. this is read alongside cultish by amanda montrell, and i am thinking a lot about the specifics of language when it comes to faith and to zealotry regarding any field, beyond merely the religious.