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ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
4.0
Started reading March 12th, 2013.
Got this book with the Blu-ray of the film as a limited edition, it would have been nice to have a case for both, but is was just a normal blu-ray and a paperback.
I have not seen the film yet, in most cases I try to read the book before seeing the film.
Just a guess, but I hope it is as realistic as "Burn after reading".
Oh, well did not expect that, but all Names, Organisations, Places etc. checked out and are real.
The writing is not very gripping, sorry, took a long time to read that short book.
Lots of Names (as a retired computer geek I am better with numbers than names), not much story.
But the things described happened and some are well known (Waco, Heaven's Gate Massaker, Pics from abu ghraib).
As I see this book as an important and necessary read, for entertainment value or not, I rate this 4 stars.
A good thing would have been a Link-Section - or one link to a Website with Links to all available resources online, but most books I read do not even have a list of books to read further (Michael Slade's Special X-Series a notable exception).
This book will give you stuff to think about.
For the paranoid conspiracy nut this book will support some of your worst nightmares.
Cannot wait to see the film (Blu-ray at hand on top of one of my many stacks).
Got this book with the Blu-ray of the film as a limited edition, it would have been nice to have a case for both, but is was just a normal blu-ray and a paperback.
I have not seen the film yet, in most cases I try to read the book before seeing the film.
Just a guess, but I hope it is as realistic as "Burn after reading".
Oh, well did not expect that, but all Names, Organisations, Places etc. checked out and are real.
The writing is not very gripping, sorry, took a long time to read that short book.
Lots of Names (as a retired computer geek I am better with numbers than names), not much story.
But the things described happened and some are well known (Waco, Heaven's Gate Massaker, Pics from abu ghraib).
As I see this book as an important and necessary read, for entertainment value or not, I rate this 4 stars.
A good thing would have been a Link-Section - or one link to a Website with Links to all available resources online, but most books I read do not even have a list of books to read further (Michael Slade's Special X-Series a notable exception).
This book will give you stuff to think about.
For the paranoid conspiracy nut this book will support some of your worst nightmares.
Cannot wait to see the film (Blu-ray at hand on top of one of my many stacks).
annashiv's review
3.0
I'm not sure what to make of it all. It feels too strange to be true, but I trust Jon Ronson. Besides, it's too weird to make up...
samarakroeger's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
3.75
a fun romp through a serious topic courtesy of Jon Ronson.
howtobebooks's review
4.0
While a lot of readers may find this conspiratorial, it is actually bizarrely captivating and incredible to listen to. Some of the areas explored borders on bonkers, but actually much of it is true. Around 75 per cent of the time, it is absolutely hilarious, but there poses a genuine concern about what our intelligence agencies are doing outside of public knowledge.
Having read Jon Ronson's works before, it hardly comes as a surprise that he has managed to infiltrate such an eccentric part of the US military. I only wish each idea was more carefully investigated rather than feeling like Alice tumbling down a rabbit hole. Thoroughly enjoyable nevertheless.
Having read Jon Ronson's works before, it hardly comes as a surprise that he has managed to infiltrate such an eccentric part of the US military. I only wish each idea was more carefully investigated rather than feeling like Alice tumbling down a rabbit hole. Thoroughly enjoyable nevertheless.
hmhum's review
I got it because I like jon ronson’s podcast work but turns out not enough to be interested in this
nderiley's review
3.0
An enjoyable read - I don't know how much I buy as truth, but its fun to think about