Mother Theresa
5
By 1bookreview
Why did you put the title with her picture... ? That draw the audience you want? You couldn't find any other way? You can do better.
As always, great.
4
By Mzhenya
I love Ch. Hitchens, he can do no wrong to me, although in this particular book I felt that some examples could have been taken out of context and were not supported by additional, and much needed, evidence. Other examples were eye-opening. Letters to/from the court regarding Mr. Keating were amazing to read.
Thank you to Twelve publisher for having published it.
Essential, though overpriced
4
By TelegramSam55
This book is a revelation, a well-researched, well-argued debunking of the Mother Theresa myth. Yes, I'm an athiest but nonetheless held MT in high regard like most people on earth. I wasn't aware of the nature of her hospices and deranged version of "charity."
Note how critics here on iBooks and elsewhere never argue the substance of Missionary Position, but only its existence. Cognitive dissonance at its saddest, because presumably her hostels continue to promote suffering and those who refuse to deal with the truth are complicit (a point Hitchens makes early on). I'd love to read a point-by-point argument defending MT. Given the brevity of this book (see below), it wouldn't be a huge chore for those who'd defend her legacy.
1 star withheld because $12 is ludicrous for such a short book. It's about the length of a long New Yorker piece. The only new material far as I can tell is a weak foreword.