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Cultos by Amanda Montell

41 reviews

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

tender_onion's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

kerttuli's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Bullying and Mental illness

dfbballinger's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

taelights's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Cults are a topic that deeply interests me so this one was a fun read despite being very surface-level information but it was interesting and I did learn a few things I didn't know before. Plus the exploration of more "untraditional" cults was cool as well. I don't think I would have gotten through this if I hadn't listened to the audiobook version because this way it was like a long podcast on cults but I think it would drag on too much and be too repetitive if I had tried to read it in any other format. I probably would have dnf it if it wasn't for the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

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, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Gaslighting

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

yeojinqueen's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

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

mmccombs's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

What a fun and informative and thought provoking read! I loved how focused it was, Montell doesn’t necessarily cover all of the factors that create cults and make us join them, but creates a convincing argument about the role of language in all of the groups, movements, Instagram pages, and cults we may join. I loved the lightness and compassion she wrote with while also balancing the very real layers of oppression, harm, inequality, and trauma that come with the subject. I kind of wish this kept going, there’s just so much to mine here! This was so accessible and just a fun thing to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship