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apoppyinthewind's review against another edition
3.5
Also, the audiobook highlights the "More on that later" pattern that other reviewers have pointed out which became irritating.
Aside from those issues though, it was a fascinating look into the word cult, what we generally know/think about cults, and how language evolves around cults. There were a few personal anecdotes which I found interesting though I could see them being off-putting if you were looking for a more academic-style text.
One element I especially appreciated was the way Montell tried to destigmatize the way folks are drawn into cults, and any scorn in the book was aimed at the manipulative cult leaders, not the ones who were drawn into cultish groups.
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Body shaming
Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism
nora13hf's review against another edition
Graphic: Death and Suicide
scandalabra's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Suicide and Death
annick's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death and Drug use
maximauve's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Death, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Suicide
courto875's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
zoinkie's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide and Death
Minor: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
nykolereads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, and Death