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siebensommer's review against another edition
3.75
the conditioning to automatically trust the voices of middle-aged white men. Over the centuries, we've been primed to believe that the sound of a Jim Jones-type voice communicates an innate power and capability — that it sounds like the voice of God.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Sexism
meggswest's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt
alex1's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
casually_booking's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
lovest's review against another edition
3.75
Minor: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
montybonty's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Classism, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Suicide, and Drug use
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Toxic friendship, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt
catrickbateman's review against another edition
3.5
really enjoyed the first half, the cults such as jonestown, heavens gate, 3ho and more were fascinating and hearing a different take on them through linguistics was refreshing but past that the exercise “cults” and MLM schemes became repetitive and didn’t seem to offer any new information or viewpoints. also struggled with how often the author says “more on this later” and there is actually very rarely more on it further in the book? overall an interesting sociological read/listen, but if you are already clued up on cults and MLM schemes you could give it a miss
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Body shaming
mari_books's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Torture