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