Sectarian Song: Cult Escapist - Reviews

"Absolutely incredible. The author is not the best writer in the world, but the story is so powerful, real and personal that it easily makes up for any lack of style or grammar; the book is completely engrossing, stunning and heartbreaking.

Best wishes to the author... I hope he finds the peace he seeks."

-Adrew Stankevich

"This story is told through the mind of a young lad named Michael. He starts the story about his life at a very young age and leads us through his years as a forced member of the Nation of Yahweh. Michael talks about the torture he, his brothers and sister experienced from the elders of the cult. We learn how the children were forced to go out and beg for money on the street, and what would happen to them if they did not bring in their allotment.

As you read this book you will experience the emotions of horror and hatred for the child abusers, to the hope of survival for the children as they find scraps of food and a possibility of escape. I hope that there will be a day when this type of story will happen only in fiction and never in reality."

-Rseifert

"In our world of technology and advancements, it is sometimes hard to envision mankind choosing to remain in the "dark ages". The "Sectarian Song" formally introduces the reader to those who would rather poison the minds and souls of its followers, than nurture growth or change. As a child, he along with his two brothers and one sister, we forced to join the "Nation of Yahweh" at the behest of their mother. They believed they were leaving a bad situation for a better life, only to discover that this "life" was really a well disguised hell on earth. This discovery was made almost daily by these poor children and the tyranny and battering they received was horrifying. Although author Michael Klein managed to physically escape the terror he was accosted by as a child, he is still haunted by the psychological effects today. His heroic effort to expose the many forms of abuse suffered by the members of the so called "Temple of Love" still shows the fear ingrained within his being, as he wrote this work under a pseudonym to protect himself. These many years later, with the leader "Yahweh Ben Yahweh", a self-proclaimed "messiah", dead and gone, his unfortunate legacy lives on within the survivors. Every step they make toward self-healing and acceptance, making them a step closer to sponging his stain from their souls.

For a look within the shadowed lives held by many cult victims, and the darkness that can seep from mankind's soul when led with hate instead of love, read this harrowing tale and aim to "make good" in the lives you touch."

-G. Reba

"michael kleins oustanding thriller is back chilling and will leave you in complete awe on the way he was abused in this sickening yahweh cult as a child and how he learned to conquer his fear and stand up to the cult escaping and surviving. i highly recommend this book and hope it becomes a best seller.

-A. Grossi

"Wow! this story is creepy, scary and inspiring. Michael Klein (not his real name) was unlucky enough to find himself in a cult (thanks to his mother) the cult: the Nation of Yahweh.

I am so impressed by the courage Klein had in detailing his story. I would like to believe that his telling of his story has helped him a little bit more in his spiritual quest to be the person that he was robbed of in his youth.

The descriptions of abuse at the hands of this cult are absolutely horrendous. I cannot believe that anybody would actually tolerate their children being treated this way. The years Klein spent in this cult must have seemed absolutely endless to him. He talks bravely and with great emotion about all of the so scary aspects of any cult - it seems they do all have so many horrible things in common.

It is amazing to me that the author has managed to survive both his cult experience and the days following. Having bounced around for the remainder of his youth, Klein still managed to find his center and focused on that.

He is very clear, in his book about his fear of reprisal from the members of this cult, even today - he must live in fear and hiding, always looking behind him. Through the pages of his book, I found fear, abuse, more fear and a ray of hope. This is the focus of Klein's life and I find him inspirational."

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