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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

15 reviews

meghanelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

graceesford's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

narpetcards's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, and Suicide

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

5.0

This is a solid nonfiction book that is an examination of different types of cults within our society and how those who lead them use language to manipulate their followers. On the other hand, this book is also about how many of us have already fallen into cultish groups/dynamics. The inside flap reads, "We secretly want to know, 'could it happen to me?' Amanda Montell's argument is that on some level, it already has." From Instagram to Heaven's Gate, Montell describes cults and cult victims with both sensitivity and great intelligence.

I really enjoyed this one. It read easily for a nonfiction. I feel like even if you aren't a nonfiction person, you might like this. Anyone who has spent any time immersed in internet culture, interested in true crime, language, and obviously, cults will find something for them within these pages. I don't really have anything smart to say about it other than I really liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and War

Minor: Addiction, Excrement, and Stalking

dealingwithdragons's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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.