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Ei: Aventuri cu extremiști by Jon Ronson

gsxr_reads's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

1.0

Well…… this started off good. It had humour, it made me chuckle while also taking you into the mind of a Muslim extremist. However once the chapter ended with the Muslim guy, it became a story that made little sense and was very disjointed. It felt like ramblings that seemed pointless. The only other part of the book that I felt took you into how an extremist thinks was the chapter the met with the ku klux klan. That contained some very disturbing comments and belief systems. Some quite upsetting. However other the. The two chapters mentioned, it was like a random conversation between the author and whomever he happened to be hanging out with. I failed to see any real extremism in the other chapters as the dialogue made little sense. The thing I would draw from this book is that extremists are all mad! I doubt I will ever understand a view such as anyone of the certain colour is less than you 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t get it. Everyone is human, they treat me ok, I treat them ok. So the way the klansmen spoke was deranged. However overall this book was boring, I was dragging myself through and it felt very disjointed and made little sense. I don’t like leaving poor reviews yet sadly I have nothing hugely positive to say. I wouldn’t recommend it unfortunately. 

eshtonstwins's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

pavram's review against another edition

4.0

"One thing you quickly learn about the extremists is that they really don't like being called extremists. In fact they often tell me that we are the real extremists. They say that the Western liberal cosmopolitan establishment is itself a fanatical, depraved belief system. I like it when they say this because it makes me feel as if I have a belief system."

Džon Ronson je podjednako lud koliko je i hrabar. Napisano sa strašnim smislom za humor, Ronson ovde „izveštava“ kako je pričao sa neo-nacistima, islamskim ekstremistima, ljudima koji veruju u guštere vanzemaljce itd itd, i uočio da svi oni veruju u jednu malu kliku ljudi koji odredjuju planetarne sudbe iz jedne male zamračene prostorije u sred ničeg. Posmatranja su mu neretko inteligentna, uvek smešna, a umeju i da ostave bez teksta. Sve u svemu, jako dobra knjižica za usputno čitanje.

4+

crzydjm's review against another edition

3.0

Most of the book was, IMO, 2 out of 5. The Randy Weaver and KKK spots were more like 4 out of 5 though for the humor and interesting approach.

emmabaxter's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic book, very well written with lots of good information on the current thinking of people in the world.

twrafferty's review against another edition

4.0

A funny run through the alternate reality of outsiders - the KKK, Dr Ian Paisley, American militia - who all believe (in different ways) that the world is run by a secret cabal. A good holiday read.

kennygreenboy's review against another edition

4.0

I laughed

I learned some stuff

Can’t ask for much more

Hadn’t realised that it was 20 years old

chairmanbernanke's review against another edition

3.0

An entertaining and humanising look at society.

birbboi's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

groovywitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative fast-paced

4.5