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komiification's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
fkshg8465's review against another edition
5.0
It was good to get a broad spectrum of cults versus just the ones deemed deviations of mainstream Christianity. By including fitness cults, social cults, New Age cults, and pyramid schemes, it makes it really obvious that we are all much more susceptible than in previous times. I would be really interested in reading an extra chapter devoted just to the MAGA cult at some point, if the writer were ever to update the book with one.
I give it a five because I’ll want to read this again later, rather than because it’s as good as a five might be.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
readwithev's review against another edition
4.25
⚠️Trigger warning ⚠️ Montell does discuss violent dangerous cults that participate(ed) in emotional, physical and/or psychological abuse.
Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
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
dealingwithdragons's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol
Cults and "cultish" organizations do a lot of terrible things.narbine's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Alcohol
yeojinqueen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
caseythereader's review against another edition
4.0
- Particularly, the emphasis on the fact that someone getting tangled up in fringe religious groups or MLMs isn't necessarily a sign of stupidity or gullibility, rather that these organizations have carefully calibrated their pitches to bring in the most driven, committed people.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol