A review by heyimberbie
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

funny informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

This book was actually really well written and super fun to read because I didn’t know much about cults and everything that goes into the language behind indoctrination, so it was super interesting. I especially liked how it was easy to read because the writing was more conversational instead of seeming like I’m just reading a boring textbook.

I recently watched Amanda Montell on a podcast where she talked about stan culture and how we see cult-like behavior in fandom spaces, and it really made me laugh because I see that shit all the time, so it made me interested to read her books. Now I’m glad I did 😌