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jdanby's review against another edition
2.5
The book just didn’t really hold my attention. I found myself spacing out quite a bit because I already knew quite a lot the info from the podcast and other documentaries.
I was also surprised that she didn’t narrate the book herself! (Not that Ann Marie Gideon isn’t good. But coming from the podcast, it was unexpected.)
Minor: Suicide
dkamada's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
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
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
4.5
‘Speech is the first thing we’re willing to change about ourselves and also the last thing we let go.’
Graphic: Death and Suicide
erboe501's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicide
emmawiechs's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Death, Murder, Gaslighting, and Suicide
Minor: Drug use and Emotional abuse
roznn's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Suicide
tiff_t123's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicide
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
abbysnofun's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicide and Violence