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Lovely Essay, Jade. I now have addition for my to-watch list.

I will say, since you are a fan of stories based around cults (and if you haven't already read it), I recommend checking out the book- Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. Its far less grounded than what you described Martha Marcy May Marlene as, but hits a lot of the reintegration points you mentioned.

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Jade Eby's avatar

I LOVE Chuck Palahniuk (did you know he writes here on Substack?) -- this isn't one of his that I've read so I'm adding it to my TBR list now. Thanks for the rec!

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B The Author's avatar

If you love Palahniuk then you'll adore Survivor. It's one of my personal favorites of his.

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