Lexicon by Max Barry

A psychological thriller where language is a literal weapon. A secretive organization called The Poets uses "compromised words" to hack the human brain and strip people of their free will.

This book contains: alcohol, altered cognition, deception, derogatory terms, dissociation, dubious consent, explicit sexual activities/nudity, gore, murder, potentially patently offensive content, profanity, psychological distress, sexual assault (implied), systemic child abuse/exploitation, toxic relationships, trauma, and violence.