Great pacing, strong thesis, and an overall engrossing read! The combination of linguistics and cults / high-control groups fascinates me, and I feel I learned a lot without being bogged down with the technicalities. While I have read up on Scientology, I was surprised by just how alien (pun intended) the sample conversation between two Scientologists sounded to me. It was a great example of how the jargon and unique vocabulary of high-control groups isolate members from society at large.