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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford
18 reviews
stroudle's review against another edition
5.0
Maria makes sure to keep herself and the listener grounded with sometime dark, sometimes light hearted, sometimes both comic relief. I listened to this while cleaning and making dinner after work and it was cathartic. I would personally recommend listening as all visual elements are in a pdf and you get to hear neat special effects and all the amazing Maria voices you may know and have come to love or have not yet heard and will soon love.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
liesthemoontells's review against another edition
4.5
If you're not familiar with her work, I would highly recommend watching some of her standup before committing to the full book - the utter blackness of her humour can be very confronting and may not be for everyone.
As a Maria Bamford fan, it's everything you could hope for. I listened to this with every spare moment I had over a few days and struggled to tear myself away from it.
I listened to the audiobook despite having bought a signed copy of this book at one of her shows. I will probably read the physical copy at some point to compare, but I adored the audio version (she does all the voices!)
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
oddpilot97's review against another edition
4.75
The narration by the author added a lot. It’s more about 12-step programs than traditional cults. Honestly it kinda made me want to find a 12 step group near me and jump into the community!
Storygraph said this was a great fit for me and it was right.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
mollymdull's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic
junglejelly's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially as I listened to a version read by Bamford herself. I just wish it had been longer.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Minor: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
kirstieanya's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia
coralcrab77's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
abicaro17's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic
chronicallyplotting's review against another edition
5.0
Highly recommend, especially if you are depressed and need a laugh at the world and other situations.
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic
al3xa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol