Free from Freemasonry: Understanding "the Craft" and How It Affects Those You Love

Rating:
Summary: To bad I have to give it 1 star
Review: I am sadly disappointed with R. Campbell's book... He presents his work as factual and researched, but far be it from the truth. I would like to say if you wish to find out about Masonry skip this book, it will affect your sense of the what honest literature is. If you really care to learn about the freedom of Freemasonry I recommend the Pilgrim's Path by J. Robinson or Born in Blood by the same. Once again don't waste your time or money. I had to waste my time to read this, but I was a bit more fortunate in that I borrowed the book.

Rating:
Summary: Informative
Review: I thought Ron Campbell did a thorough job describing the degrees of Freemasonry and the Egyptian roots associated with this organization.

The information is a little "dry" when he is describing the different "degrees" that Masons go through, however the details were needed.

I think it is well worth your time to read.

Rating:
Summary: An OK book, but unfortunately a very shallow book.
Review: I was disappointed with this book. It seems to scratch the surface of many facets of Freemasonry without going into depth in any one of them. The author spent much of the book discussing Egyptian symbols and rituals without adequately linking them to current-day practice of Freemasonry or explaining why they were important to an understanding of Freemasonry.

The book is split into ten chapters. The first seven are an introduction to Freemasonry, its history, and many of its symbols and rituals. Of these, Chapter 2 is far and away the best. It talks about why men join the lodge.

This section is but an introduction to the last three chapters, which the author claims are written to help men get out of Freemasonry. Of these three, the last one should have been the real purpose for the book, helping other men to leave the lodge. Unfortunately, the author commits precious few words to this task.

All in all, I feel the author presented a very shallow look into Freemasonry and did little to really explain it or provide direction on how to lead men out of it.