{"id":1791,"date":"2016-10-13T06:33:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T13:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2017-12-18T08:30:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T16:30:11","slug":"review-the-elephant-in-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/13\/review-the-elephant-in-the-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Elephant in the Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>
\n The Elephant in the Room<\/a> by Jon Ronson<\/a>
\n My rating: 3 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

This is going to be one hell of a mess of a review. Short version: go read The Elephant in the Room<\/i>. Jon Ronson is always worth reading.<\/p>\n

Now, let’s see. I was in between books. I was not at home, and therefore could not download a book from the library onto one of my “authorized readers.” But, Amazon made me create a Prime account in order for me to do something with Twitch (free for 30 days, and my wife has Prime already, so that’ll be cancelled in a few weeks). So I took a look at that new Prime Reading thing, and there was a “Kindle Single” by Jon Ronson. And it was about Trump. And it was super brand-spanking new. I had a flight to catch, so I downloaded it.<\/p>\n

That’s more information than you need in a “review,” but maybe also more information than you’re going to get out of Elephant<\/i>. I didn’t learn anything, except that there’s this guy called Alex Jones who herds the nutjobs in America, and he’s driving those doggies to Trump ranch.<\/p>\n

And THAT’s a terrible piece of writing I just threw at you in the last paragraph, and not at all indicative how very readable and enjoyable Ronson’s writing is. I was being sincere when I said, above, “Jon Ronson is always worth reading.” Even if you end up paying two bucks for what reads like an over-long character piece that couldn’t find a reputable magazine to get published in.<\/p>\n

Ronson writes about weird people without being judgmental, but also without championing them; but I have no doubt his books are picked up and read by snarky hipsters like myself who smugly chortle at these outsiders, outliers, outcasts\u2026 I called them “nutjobs” above, and that’s my word, not Ronson’s.<\/p>\n

Trump’s a nutjob, and so is Alex Jones, and his handler, Roger Stone. But you already knew that. Read Elephant<\/i> anyway. <\/p>\n

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The Elephant in the Room by Jon Ronson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is going to be one hell of a mess of a review. Short version: go read The Elephant in the Room. Jon Ronson is always worth reading. Now, let’s see. I was in between books. I was not at home, … <\/p>\n

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