So many fragile thingsjoey

Here s a strange mixture of religion and fanaticismLove and murder In 1994 Amy was working as a genealogist researching a family s history While paging through volumes of Amish Mennonite Apostolic Christian relatives she came to the story of a mother and her three young children who had all died on the same day March 13 1900 Was it an accident An illness of some kind Amy soon learned that the husband and father of this young family had murdered them after being excommunicated from the Amish church The sensational trial would demand answers of the church itself So Many Fragile Things Historical True CrimeTorn between and Overall a good story but I skimmed HUGE parts of the trial because there were entirely too many insignificant details The play by play writing was tedious and would have benefited from a ruthless editor Amy Kinzer Steidinger A second time read for me I enjoyed Amy s style of writing straight forward detailed clear easy to follow I also enjoyed how she gave equal time to both perspectives Moser the Church I didn t expect that as the book started off with Moser s confession I thought it was a done deal And the I read about both sides I had to keep reading to see how the jury decided the outcome of the trial I appreciate all the research done for this book especially having to find sources from 100 years ago I feel that the last chapter explained Amy s viewpoint for the book she stayed true to it. All things fragile book I really liked how she began each chapter with a contemporary quote from a wide variety of sources books music etc clever It was dismaying to note that not much has changed in courtrooms and with newspapers you expect the truth it might be in there somewhere However don t count on it. Every little thing fragile I will say I liked the visual layout of the 1st edition by the different printer than this edition In that 1st edition there were changes in typeface photos graphs especially the one that explained the time line of Protestanism fascinating which broke up the tedium of the long trial transcripts. So many fragile things by amy steidinger 5 5 stars Bravo to Amy for a story well told Amy Kinzer Steidinger Read again to check over the audiobook So excited for it to come out Amy Kinzer Steidinger OkSoI hate to do this to an author ANY author but this meticulous play by play that details all irrelevant minutae as well as relevant was well nigh unreadable to me I understand about being thorough and being neutral but this book lacks Lifethat spark that makes you long to read the next page Amy Kinzer Steidinger Riveting Compelling SoberingThese are just a few of the feelings I have upon finishing this book It s definitely not something I typically read but the authors short description on a social media post piqued my curiosity I empathized with Sam Moser in so many ways having seen many of the atrocities visited on this man with my own eyes nearly 100 years later I couldn t help but feel his pain as it echoed my own I can t condone his actions they were horrific but I do understand him in a way most of you cannot Not everyone s experience with religion and family is pleasant and I m just grateful to have cut ties with all of it and not lost my self and soul like Sam Amy Kinzer Steidinger