sa_aurum's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, and Racism
kimib79's review against another edition
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
maximauve's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Death, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Suicide
courto875's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
hmetwade's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
wright_rendon_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This book combines two of my special interests: language and cults. This book is split into sections covering cults and cult(ish) groups: religious groups, self-help groups, MLMs, fitness groups, and online influencers/political groups. The book doesn't claim all of these are cults but that they do use language that cult groups tend to use like thought terminating cliches and love bombing.
This book was interesting, thought provoking, funny, and informative. I found myself turning it on even for a short drive to pick up food. (I listened to it on audiobook). I greatly enjoyed this as my last summer read before school started.
Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, and Racism
These content tags are based more on frequency of mentioning rather than going into detail.backyardroses's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.25
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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, and Death
aliciaofalaska's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture