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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty humorous short piece about Trump and some of his ties to conspiracy theorists and how they are shaping and supporting his campaign. Ronson is on familiar ground in this area with a good bit of the material overlapping with his previous piece on Alex Jones in "Them".
annashiv's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting to see what he saw. I would be interested in seeing what he thinks now that Trump won, what those people he followed have effected. Maybe we'll get something about that, but maybe not for a while longer yet. It may be best to let time pass to really look back and see what is going on.
liinaps's review
funny
fast-paced
2.5
Aimless and spends way too much time retelling an early adventure but written in Ronson's signature style so still entertaining
lechugayeah's review against another edition
4.0
When real life is the spoiler and the cautionary ending comes true
grace1994's review against another edition
3.0
I chose to listen to this purely because it was short and because I like Jon Ronson - not because I'm really that interested in the content. That explains my 'meh'/middle of the road rating. It is interesting to look back on this now though and see how what Jon predicted may happen/was afraid of has, in fact, fully happened, but I think due to the topic of the book, I was unlikely to be able to give it any higher than a 4 to begin with.
3.25/5
3.25/5
elisabeth_julia's review against another edition
3.0
The Elephant in the Room offers fascinating insight into a really bizarre world of the U.S presidential election campaign in 2016. Like everything Jon Ronson writes, this is hugely entertaining. I enjoyed reading this random little snippet a lot.
Even so, I didn’t feel like The Elephant in the Room added anything new to the table. That might simply be due to the fact that the book itself cannot stay recent enough anymore in regards to the rapid changes of the last months. It might also be due to the fact that the internet is constantly overflowing with the latest crazy stuff Trump-supporters and non-supporters do. Nothing can shock or surprise me anymore really.
Ronson’s book is too short for a book and too long for an article. There is not enough substance and depth to justify a whole book and there are too many words to bring across a clearly defined intent or message.
Even so, I didn’t feel like The Elephant in the Room added anything new to the table. That might simply be due to the fact that the book itself cannot stay recent enough anymore in regards to the rapid changes of the last months. It might also be due to the fact that the internet is constantly overflowing with the latest crazy stuff Trump-supporters and non-supporters do. Nothing can shock or surprise me anymore really.
Ronson’s book is too short for a book and too long for an article. There is not enough substance and depth to justify a whole book and there are too many words to bring across a clearly defined intent or message.
pipwood's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting content but the writing style was not my cup of tea with a lot or repetition and the use of the word 'said' grated on me.
alliebex's review against another edition
5.0
Interesting and terrifying and tragic to read now, two and a half years into Donald Trump’s presidency. As can always be expected from Ronson, it is very well-written with a strong personal voice. Only complaint is I wish it were longer!
tomrrandall's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting peek into the involvement of Alex Jones and Roger Stone in the Trump campaign. Light on actual details.