Reviews

The Amazing Adventures of Phoenix Jones: And the Less Amazing Adventures of Some Other Real-Life Superheroes by Jon Ronson

tmatysik's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

3.25

iceberg0's review

3.0

Funny and interesting look at a pretty crazy little subculture

pema66's review

3.0

more of an article than even a small book. Funny, but i wanted more for the price!Kindle kindly gave me a free excerpt from "The Psychopath Test" by the same author, but i had already read that.

sbaunsgard's review

4.0

Short piece where Ronson goes out on the streets of Seattle with real life superhero Phoenix Jones. This is absolutely worth reading, but is not, of course, as in depth as longer works that Ronson's done.

sobolevnrm's review

3.0

Too short; writing isn't as good as the Psychopath test.

lindage's review

4.0

Sort of the anti-Ben Mezrich (who has an unmatched ability for tracking down the most fascinating topics/subjects, only to render them unlikeable and unrelatable through his writing), Jon Ronson takes subjects that I may only half-heartedly find interesting and presents them in compassionate, compelling, hilarious, irresistible ways. This was no exception. I only wish it were longer. I will read anything he writes.

jordoftheflies's review

3.0

More of an article than a book, which hampers its ability to flow as a story. The simplistic style also lends it an aire of fiction even if the events are verifiably true.