Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Cultos by Amanda Montell

22 reviews

librarymouse's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Well written and engaging, the narrator's voice is conversational while giving factual information and leaving space for herself to reflect on what she's learned. Amanda Montell comes at this information from an interesting perspective, being the child of a father who was raised in and resisted a cult before escaping as a teenager. The content centered around religion, belief systems, and process 1 and 2 thinking specifically really interested me. As a former catholic, I always thought that I was just a very cynical child because I didn't quite mesh with the religion in a way I thought my peers could. The author's explanation of prayer as perceiving one's own post-prayer thoughts as answers from God really put how I've relied on process 2 thought in religious spaces into perspective. This is a book that begs reflection from readers, but doesn't condemn piety or belief in any form it may take so long as it doesn't cause harm.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, and Toxic friendship

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

lisadakeii's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

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

quills4days's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

dealingwithdragons's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

Cults and "cultish" organizations do a lot of terrible things.

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

christineb08's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

elenatamsen's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

kellywa2711's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment