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katie0528's review against another edition
4.5
I did listen to the audiobook and wish it was read by the author. The narrator was fine, but Amanda Montell hosts a podcast called Sounds Like a Cult, and she is so much more engaging when discussing these topics.
Graphic: Gaslighting and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Trafficking
Minor: Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Suicide
emmawiechs's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Death, Murder, Gaslighting, and Suicide
Minor: Drug use and Emotional abuse
hexedmaiden's review against another edition
5.0
Now on to the content of this book, I think Amanda did an banger job on this and I like this should be a book that everyone and their grandma reads. If you're like me and have been listening/reading/watching anything to do with True Crime you might be familiar with not only the cults in here, but even the language used that Amanda refers to as, "Cultish." I found this book absolutely fascinating and getting to see how powerful language can truly be, for the worse and the better. How that cultish language is used by genuine cults, politicians, multi-level marketing (MLM) corporations, to even workout gyms.
Graphic: Suicide, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, and Murder
erinwolf1997's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Cultural appropriation
glitterdeww's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Suicide
thursdd4y's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Cursing, Terminal illness, Classism, Drug abuse, and Grief
growintogardens's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
alishamadison's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Emotional abuse and Body shaming
jennykre's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Classism, and Gaslighting
cloudyworld's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Violence and Emotional abuse