I am a big fan of the show. Fascinated by how women can share a husband and how it all works. Of course I knew I had to read the book when I saw they were writing one.
The book is written by the adults of the family - not a person that they just told their stories to. I always enjoy biographies better when the people write them themselves. This to me could fit into biography since it is about their life as a family.
It starts with Kody writing the preface. Then the wives each get a chapter to talk about how they came into the family. You know, how they met Kody and were courted, how long, etc. After everyone gets to write about that they all start writing about being a sister wife and their relationships with each other. The next section of the book moves to the Family. How they co parent, make decisions, etc. Finally comes the section on being celebrities. How the show came to be, what it has been like being in the public eye and so on. Kody then concludes the book.
I enjoyed being able to read more about the back story. It helps clear up some questions a viewer may have, we learn that they are Mormon Fundamentalists and that it is different from the FLDS church and what we saw on tv with the raids. We even learn how plural marriage is brought together in their faith. Of course I did find some wives more enjoyable to read than others but that may be because I enjoy them more on the show for whatever reason.
Overall the book is a fast read. It took me about a day and a half and that would have been shorter if I didn't have kids and a husband that needed me during that time. : ) I also learned a lot from reading it as I have mentioned a few points above.
Remember the new season starts May 13th on TLC.
* I was not given anything to do this review. I just enjoy the show and borrowed the book from the local library. *
and now I need to borrow the book from the library! better tell nancy to save it for me!
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