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New American Democracy Alternat& Cult War Pk by

9 reviews

savshelfinger's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

really appreciated how the authors/artists treat cult stories with human dignity. 
great read, pretty informative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death

directorpurry's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Incest, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

lilybear3's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

American Cult features over 20 artists to tell stories of various cults in United States history.  There were different approaches to narration and storytelling for each cult group.  The first-person reflection/reminiscent POV through the eyes of a teen in the Sullivanians is really effective.  While an all-knowing POV explained the complexities of the MOVE cult well.  For me, the standouts were the stories on: Warren Jeffs, NXIVM, Westboro Baptist, and the Sullivanians.  These are just a quick glimpse into the cults and only scratch the surface.  There are plenty of books and other true crime media to delve into them deeper.  There's definitely enough cults in our history for there to be a sequel book.

Any content warning you could think of is in this book so read with care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Child death

Minor: Abortion and Trafficking

emmehooks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Racism, Child death, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Incest, Vomit, and Police brutality

cmend22's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Child death, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Incest, Homophobia, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

westcdf's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

I wasn't particularly impressed by this book. Each cult given a short chapter, some of which were interesting and some were misses. A few cults didn't go into the cult itself, assuming that you knew enough outside of this book. The artistic style was varied, and there were a few chapters that you could barely read because of the art. I don't think I would recommend this book, but it wasn't horrible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, Rape, Miscarriage, Incest, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

sharashnorma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

I loved this book, and the only negative was I wanted more information from each chapter. I liked the first hand accounts and perspective of the research done on each cult, and just wanted more about each story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual assault

cheyennemarie's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

American Cult is quite an interesting exercise in non-fiction writing. Many graphic artists have come together to each develop a comic about an American born cult.
I learned about many cults, so I had never previously heard of. 
While each comic artist gave a general view and some details of the cult they told the story of, that’s all it was- a general overview. I would have appreciated more details, or perhaps a further reading page at the end of the book.
Most fascinating in the compilation of comics are those comics by former cult members. These few offered the most emotional and “view from inside” look at the groups they had once been part of.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Racism, and Murder

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Suicide, Child abuse, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Incest