The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control by Steven Hassan

4.09 AVERAGE

loveh01's review against another edition

5.0
Informative, well-researched, and compassionate.
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nevp's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

icecurtain's review against another edition

5.0
Not bad
I was hoping for an extensive explanation of how someone so clearly awful as Trump is so popular in certain circles, and how to help people escape. There's a little of that, but not as much as I hoped. This is mostly actually a historical accounting of Trump's behavior through part of his first term, showing some of his awfulness.
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melothree's review against another edition

5.0
informative fast-paced
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elibug's review against another edition

5.0
emotional informative fast-paced
Honestly everyone needs to listen to this. I was so angry in a good(?) way. I hate how this book has gotten more relevant since it was originally published.
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elyssathelibrarian's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative medium-paced

renelaine's review against another edition

4.5
challenging informative medium-paced

lacipeterson's review against another edition

3.5
informative reflective slow-paced
I am fortunate to have surrounded myself with people of diverse thoughts. However, I think this book is great if you need help or need to help a family member diversify their views.

malaikatheresa's review against another edition

At the end of reading to this book I found out that the author is a staunch Zionist. I generally try to vet the authors I read and platform, but for sometimes I don't have the energy.
I've been saying for years that MAGA is like a cult and I was really excited to see that view confirmed. But I cannot
support this author. It is also tragic that someone that has based his career on recognizing cults, isn't able to see that zionism is a cult as well…
The book itself is quite good, but I just cannot oversee the fact that the author openly dehumanizes Palestinians and minimizes the genocide Israel has been perpetrating since 75+ years. 

cheflin11's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative sad tense fast-paced
A bit repetitive, but a a short, informative read.