A review by sophieskilling
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

3.25

a fun non-fiction! the book is strongest when it actually goes into linguistics and i wish there was so much more of that in here. i love linguistics!! as someone who doesn’t know that much about cults to start with i learned a lot but i do wish she went into things a lot more. i didnt at all mind the amount of personal anecdotes included (it’s broadly a book about people and she’s people) but i think it could’ve been balanced out better with more factual and academic povs. also it did bug me that she kept saying “(more of this in chapter ___)” omg babe just let me get there ! 

OVERALL a fun read but could’ve done more