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nadia's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked how Cultish was packed with research but also featured a lot of personal anecdotes, both from the author and people she interviewed. I also loved how we spanned many different types of "cult", including instances that several of us experience day-to-day, and the focus on language was fascinating.
I've got lots to go away and think about, and look out for (👀), now!
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death
siebensommer's review against another edition
3.75
the conditioning to automatically trust the voices of middle-aged white men. Over the centuries, we've been primed to believe that the sound of a Jim Jones-type voice communicates an innate power and capability — that it sounds like the voice of God.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Cultural appropriation
casually_booking's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
sexytinatrainconductress's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Suicide and Murder
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry
graceesford's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
catrickbateman's review against another edition
3.5
really enjoyed the first half, the cults such as jonestown, heavens gate, 3ho and more were fascinating and hearing a different take on them through linguistics was refreshing but past that the exercise “cults” and MLM schemes became repetitive and didn’t seem to offer any new information or viewpoints. also struggled with how often the author says “more on this later” and there is actually very rarely more on it further in the book? overall an interesting sociological read/listen, but if you are already clued up on cults and MLM schemes you could give it a miss
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Body shaming, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
tender_onion's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting
bootsmom3's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol
taelights's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
sunn_bleach's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Sexism