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

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

I really enjoyed this! It talks about well known cults like Jonestown and heaven’s gate, and discusses how they became powerful through specific use of language. It also goes into how companies from fitness clubs to MLMs use similar language. My only complaint is that it got a little repetitive because it applied the same concepts over and over, but it’s very easy to read. 
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