Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Cultos by Amanda Montell

16 reviews

mateoj's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.75

at once informative and genuinely funny (but never disrespectful), Cultish is right at the intersection of two things I've pondered studying seriously: sociolinguistics and religious studies. such a fascinating, engrossing book and a rare look at cults of all types with both criticism and empathy. 
also learned that the mom of one of my childhood friends, who is a well-respected professor with a PhD, was involved in an MLM scheme (LuLaRoe), which I think cements Montell's thesis that it isn't only the uneducated who fall prey to "cultish" schemes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

dealingwithdragons's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body shaming, Classism, and Cursing

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Stalking, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Vomit, Alcohol, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Racism, and Trafficking

Cults and "cultish" organizations do a lot of terrible things.

yeojinqueen's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

elenatamsen's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, and Emotional abuse

okarenhelena's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Genocide

Minor: Cancer

kenzieb1's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement and Suicide