Book Read #ReadHarder 2026 Task #17 (11 books)

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Read a book about a cult or cults

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1		Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 3,946 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Cult Girls by Natalie Grand (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 803 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar 3.99 avg rating — 161,805 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 13,132 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Keep Sweet by Michele Domínguez Greene 3.77 avg rating — 1,277 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 3,088 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 2,210 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church by Frederick Sontag 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn 4.17 avg rating — 20,640 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple by Deborah Layton 4.13 avg rating — 4,123 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn 4.06 avg rating — 3,625 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

11 books · 1 voter · list created December 10th, 2025 by Caroline (votes) .

Tags: bookriot, cults, high-control-group, readharder

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