More like a suspense thriller than required reading

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	• Seductive Poison Deborah Layton Doubleday, 1998 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 254 reviews view larger image
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Wow!

There are no adequate words to describe the deep sense of emotion I have experienced from reading this book. Since page one, I have felt as though I were experiencing everything right alongside Deborah Layton. Her writing style greatly surpasses that of any nonfiction work I have read. I became more and more mesmerized as each page I turned.
My review certainly cannot do this book justice. I will suffice to add that I am left with an overwhelming feeling of pride for this courageous woman who relived each account of her daunting acquaintance with Jim Jones and unselfishly passed it along to share with the world so that we may be informed.

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Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story

I just finished Deborah Layton's book, Seductive Poison, This book made me feel like I was there with her living all those things. The long hours she worked in the fields under the sun. I'm truely without words. I could feel her pain for her Mother Lisa Layton. This is a must read book. Her personal relationship with Jim Jones will leave you in disbelieve.

A great book!

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More like a suspense thriller than required reading

This book is incredible. It was actually fun to read. I had no idea how easily Jim Jones gained power in San Francisco Politics. Seductive Poison is testament to the adage--you can get anyone elected if you pay enough. The reverend Jim Jones did just that by showing politicians that he could get them elected if they supported his 'church." I am glad my professor assigned this for our social psych class and that I didn't blow it off. It can see how easily people were lured in. I know enough from college and Frat life that ALL OF US are susceptible.

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An insight into how and why

I am the same age as Deborah Layton and I remember exactly where I was when I heard news of the deaths in Jonestown. Being a rather skeptical and questioning sort of person, I have always found it hard to comprehend how so many people could have been so mesmerized by Jim Jones. I've picked up numerous books on this topic though the years, but Deborah Layton's is the first to really address the personal how and why. I'm sure this was a heart wenching book to write and it is apparent there is still much saddness and guilt. She also raised some more questions in my mind about the stamp of approval from many leaders in the Democrat Party, the difficulty in getting protection after going to the American Embassy in Guyana and the failure of any decent investigation by the U.S. government.

Seductive Poison is very well written. Even knowing the facts, I found my heart racing and the tears falling. I think the fact that more than 200 people took the time to review this book reflects the impact it has on most readers.

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Extremely insightful

I loved this book. It explained what the attraction was for all who joined, it showed how these same folks were slowly forced into staying against their wills, but mostly it gave me an insight into the reasons why this happened and how it could happen again. This is a very important book that no one should miss.

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