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A review by liliflynn
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was a great introduction into cults, the ‘cultish’, and how language is used to manipulate and persuade.
I really loved how kindly Montell wrote about people who joined cults, and how throughout the book it felt like I was being continually reminded that they are people seeking community and often hope for a better life because the real world sucks!!
I also really enjoyed the discussion about how we take words and often water down the meaning of them because of overuse — e.g. Cult…
I think the book could’ve been set out differently — I did not enjoy the “(I’ll get to that in Part 6)” whilst being in Part 1… There was a lot of back and forth which I think could’ve been removed by changing how the different sections were categorised.
Overall, it was easy to digest with a lot of content to think about :)
I really loved how kindly Montell wrote about people who joined cults, and how throughout the book it felt like I was being continually reminded that they are people seeking community and often hope for a better life because the real world sucks!!
I also really enjoyed the discussion about how we take words and often water down the meaning of them because of overuse — e.g. Cult…
I think the book could’ve been set out differently — I did not enjoy the “(I’ll get to that in Part 6)” whilst being in Part 1… There was a lot of back and forth which I think could’ve been removed by changing how the different sections were categorised.
Overall, it was easy to digest with a lot of content to think about :)