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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell

3.9 AVERAGE

axela89's review against another edition

3.75

funny informative reflective medium-paced

niiikaaa's review against another edition

3.75

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

cassiedavidson5's review against another edition

3.75

informative medium-paced

excitedheart's review against another edition

3.5

informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Police brutality

carterhillsdon's review against another edition

3.25

funny informative medium-paced

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the secind half really drags but the first half was great

smora's review against another edition

4.0

dark informative reflective medium-paced

mijostumpfy20's review against another edition

4.0

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Maybe a bit more glib in tone than I was looking for, BUT super fascinating nonetheless. As someone who easily gets swept away in reading cult Wikipedia pages, this was a game changer in terms of increasing my compassion and awareness of how powerful language can be, and how intrinsic our need for community and belonging is.

nothannahmontana's review against another edition

4.75

informative medium-paced

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Big fan of Montell’s “Sounds Like A Cult” podcast, which inspired me to read the book. 

junessis's review against another edition

3.5

informative reflective slow-paced

loucrescent's review against another edition

2.0

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DNF - not educational if you are already somehow into the topic. A lot of repetition and very shallow. I got bored