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Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of Nxivm by Sarah Berman
lucyblackbirdreads's review against another edition
4.0
Knowing nothing about this "group", I went into this with no expectations and quickly was stunned at everything that these people did and put others through.
On the surface, members were intelligent, had futures..... and were sucked in by the lies and manipulations of a deranged man. So much so that some were branded, and most gave over sexual collateral as well as statements that were of their darkest secrets or completely fabricated.
I still remain fascinated as to how people can be psychologically manipulated to do things that would, in general, be outside of what they may naturally do.
This book was well written, well researched, and at the end just sad that so many people were influenced to different extremes.
On the surface, members were intelligent, had futures..... and were sucked in by the lies and manipulations of a deranged man. So much so that some were branded, and most gave over sexual collateral as well as statements that were of their darkest secrets or completely fabricated.
I still remain fascinated as to how people can be psychologically manipulated to do things that would, in general, be outside of what they may naturally do.
This book was well written, well researched, and at the end just sad that so many people were influenced to different extremes.
neeuqdrazil's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to the CBC Uncovered podcast about NXIVM, and this covered a lot of the same information, but had a somewhat different perspective.
celarkobri's review against another edition
5.0
Extremely thorough and provided more information I hadn't heard elsewhere.
sbarrett0925's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racism, Classism, and Deportation
ruthlessreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Dry but thorough!