Reviews with content warning for Racism - Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

My current rabbit-hole is the cult of MLM's. I do have a few reservations about this one. For instance, her new sober business makes me nervous because it has a slight MLM vibe for me. That being said, I think her heart is in the right place and what she shared was 100% relatable. It is easy to be sucked in, but beware... they pray on the weak. You may be on someone's "dirt list".

I'm not sure I know anyone at this point who has not been invited to a "party", let alone how many of us have been an active part of one. Yes, even me. I sold ********* when our son was first diagnosed with allergies because we didn't know how deep his issues went. I didn't know where to turn for safe cleaning & hygiene products. I was a new mom and an easy target. We all have a story.

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mmccombs's review

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I’m a person who likes to learn about MLMs (and cults) in the same way we all crane our necks to see a car crash, they are mind-boggling, drama-filled, and absolutely terrible and I want to know more. I’m also a person who has done MLM adjacent type work, stuff in college that wasn’t exactly an MLM but wasn’t exactly not an MLM either, so I definitely empathize with fellow white women who fall into these kinds of traps. This book was a bit more of an autobiography than I anticipated, much more about Emily’s experience than it is an overview of MLMs. But I think that worked really well, talking from her experience rather than painting with a large brush made understanding the why of joining an MLM and why you would stay and what folks get out of it more salient. I do think this was quite repetitive, it could have been significantly shorter (I think it could have even been a long-form article tbh), but the insight and compassion and nuance she brings to this topic was so interesting to read!

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raereads23's review

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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amsswim's review

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

I liked this one. Easy to read/listen to and follow the journey she went through. As this is a topic I am very interested in, I knew a lot of the information already but there were still some new facts or perspectives I hadn't considered. This is more of a personal story and perspectives with facts rather than a strict non-fiction book, which isn't bad just worth pointing out. Would recommend to most people. Liked the content but the writing style was not really for me.

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tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Didn't condemn MLMs as much as I feel like was warranted based on the facts and her own experiences. Also didn't dive into the issues of racism and lack of diversity as I would've expected given that white supremacy is referenced in the title.

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