Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

23 reviews

snd1101's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Reads like a memoir; would like more credible evidence and analysis; if you’re conversant in linguistics, you’re not the target audience. A good splashy introduction with broad coverage of several USian cults and cultlike practices (which i liked having the coverage of!), but go elsewhere if you’re looking for substance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Misogyny

e_asw_97's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

tender_onion's review

dark informative mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark informative slow-paced

5.0

This is a solid nonfiction book that is an examination of different types of cults within our society and how those who lead them use language to manipulate their followers. On the other hand, this book is also about how many of us have already fallen into cultish groups/dynamics. The inside flap reads, "We secretly want to know, 'could it happen to me?' Amanda Montell's argument is that on some level, it already has." From Instagram to Heaven's Gate, Montell describes cults and cult victims with both sensitivity and great intelligence.

I really enjoyed this one. It read easily for a nonfiction. I feel like even if you aren't a nonfiction person, you might like this. Anyone who has spent any time immersed in internet culture, interested in true crime, language, and obviously, cults will find something for them within these pages. I don't really have anything smart to say about it other than I really liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Bullying, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Suicide, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Racism

Moderate: War, Cancer, Medical trauma, Car accident, Drug use, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Stalking, Addiction, and Excrement

stampest's review

dark funny informative mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Rape, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Murder, Alcoholism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Racism

yeojinqueen's review

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Toxic friendship

ksbooknook's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, and Suicide

okarenhelena's review

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Genocide

Minor: Cancer

hubristicbitch's review against another edition

dark informative

4.0

starting out this year with the queen of language: amanda montell is truly a genius and never disappoints. even though i loved “wordslut” a bit more, “cultish” was an eye-opening experience and more people should read it! it’s so important to know how powerful language can be when the wrong people know how to use it to their benefits. nowadays, being able to dissect cultish language seems to be more important than ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, and Rape