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Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler

3 reviews

avonleegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

kylieabbynormal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

library_dreamer's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

4.0

 I've always been fascinated by cults. What makes a person fall for something that seems so absurd to the rest of the world? What drives them to do horrific things in the name of their group? Where is the line between religion or a fandom and a cult?

Cults by Max Cutler explores some of the most notorious cults in the world and tracks how their leaders rose to power. It is based on the podcast of the same name. I found that it did read much like a podcast.

For the ones I have read about more extensively like David Koresh, Jim Jones, and Charles Manson, this book offered a nice chapter long summary. I was left wanting to know much more about the ones l was less familiar with. I would say that this book offers a nice launch pad if you are wanting to learn more, but isn't definitive in any way.

CW: sexual assault, sexual assault of minors, slavery, gaslighting, violence, murder, suicide

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting