I am endlessly fascinated by language. I am almost equally interested in cults. So when I saw a brief review of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, by Amanda Montell, I knew I had to get a copy. Readers, I was hooked from page one. Over the course of this book, Montell covers suicide cults, fitness fanatics, and multi-level marketing, always keeping the focus on how cult leaders and members reinvent vocabulary and how those words can shape our feelings and worldview...

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