Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

120 reviews

backyardroses's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder

bashsbooks's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

This is an extremely cool linguistic exploration on how language impacts how people decided to join and stay in manipulative groups (broadly termed 'cultish'). From murder-suicides like Jonestown and Heaven's Gate to MLMs to fitness groups like Soul Cycle, the spectrum is wide, but Montell convincing demonstrates on how all these groups employ similar rhetorical strats to recruit people.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

nykolereads's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, and Death

aliciaofalaska's review

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

litematcha's review

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

butle2em's review against another edition

challenging funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Emotional abuse

divine529's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Cults are something I've been finding myself fascinated by more and more lately, especially given how much we hear about them on a regular basis. This is an absolutely fantastic book and a topic I've been interested in for awhile - language. This book really opened my eyes to a variety of things, expanded upon things I've believed, learned about and understood for awhile, and allowed me to view choices and experiences I've made and had in a different way. 

That said, tread lightly if you have triggers as this book deals with heavy and difficult topics at times. 

I highly recommend this to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Murder, Racism, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

trippyotter's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

This book... I knew about several of the things mentioned, but the few I didn't, yikes...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

joiceeg's review

dark informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer and Classism

abbyschafer's review

informative medium-paced

4.5

Before reading this my only knowledge of cults was 19 Kids and Counting + general common knowledge facts; Cultish has opened my eyes to an interesting history and current state of Cults in western culture. I especially appreciated the author’s tie of cultish language to MLM and “cult” fitness. Cultish is a great, easy non fiction read for anyone even vaguely interested in cults or the use of language for power/ persuasion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Rape