Drawing on first-time, exclusive interviews with Koresh's family and survivors of the siege, Stephan Talty paints a psychological portrait of this icon of the 1990s.
Mr. Talty delves the deepest into the history and twisted personality of David Koresh ... It is impossible to turn David Koresh into a sympathetic character and very difficult to pity the deluded residents of Mount Carmel.
Talty, trying to grasp Howell’s nature from cradle to grave, lingers more on the details ... Through its close attention to Koresh’s life, Talty’s account ends up being in some respects the less sympathetic one.
