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Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman
7 reviews
moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
4.25
The writing itself is very engaging and this is thoroughly researched. There was intense background on Raniere along with the full scope of his network and how it grew, but Berman also interviewed many women who were in NXIVM and used information from the court case to show their stories.
The events of what happened are truely wild. At a few points, I had to take a break from it and even considered stopping about 3/4 of the way in because as horrid as things had been at that point, there were a few really intense experiences that they went into. But I'm glad I did finish it. I didn't plan it this way, but I think this was a good bridge from Hey Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson into some of the books on Scientology that are on my TBR (yes, Raniere was clearly inspired by both Amway and L Ron Hubbard, though he denies clearly being inspired by dianetics).
If you're interested in cults or social psychology (and are ready for the sort of content that is present when talking about such awful groups), I would definitely recommend this.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abortion
Branding, forced abortion, spiritual abuse, abuse under threat of deportationthepeachmartini's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicide
cassiecraycray's review against another edition
5.0
This book was very informative, and I feel laid out in a good way. It covers alot of heavy topics but in a respectful way. It wasn't extremely graphic, covering what needed to be said while not giving some more horrible details.
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Trafficking, Abortion, and Gaslighting
literary_fey's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
Moderate: Body shaming and Self harm
Minor: Suicide
clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
rachel_rat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Suicide
kaitstrong's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Child abuse