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wright_rendon_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This book combines two of my special interests: language and cults. This book is split into sections covering cults and cult(ish) groups: religious groups, self-help groups, MLMs, fitness groups, and online influencers/political groups. The book doesn't claim all of these are cults but that they do use language that cult groups tend to use like thought terminating cliches and love bombing.
This book was interesting, thought provoking, funny, and informative. I found myself turning it on even for a short drive to pick up food. (I listened to it on audiobook). I greatly enjoyed this as my last summer read before school started.
Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, and Racism
These content tags are based more on frequency of mentioning rather than going into detail.lazers28's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Suicide
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
aliciaofalaska's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
divine529's review against another edition
That said, tread lightly if you have triggers as this book deals with heavy and difficult topics at times.
I highly recommend this to everyone.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Murder, Racism, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
remimicha's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Fatphobia
trippyotter's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry
abbyschafer's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Rape
gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition
3.5
I think overall, it could have been stronger. I thought that each chapter kind of ended just as I thought it was starting to get juicy.
Minor: Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, and Murder
angreadseverything's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, and Child death