Adventures with Extremists
by Jon Ronson
Recommended by Edgar Wright and Nigella Lawson
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The book reads like a long magazine feature in which a reporter inserts themselves into extremist circles and reports back in conversational, often wry prose. It presents grounded, scene-driven portraits intended to convey how conspiracy narratives and group dynamics operate from the inside. The main limitation is repetition: similar encounters recur, which can make the middle sag and undercut broader takeaways. Expect recurring ethical questions about closeness to subjects and few prescriptive tools for readers seeking solutions.
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From the bestselling author of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry and So You?ve Been Publicly Shamed.A wide variety of extremist groups Islamic fundamentalists, neoNazis share the oddly similar belief that a tiny shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room. In Them, journalist Jon Ronson has joined the extremists...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Humor, Most Recommended Books, and Politics.
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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