Friday, April 24, 2009

Scary


13. Jon Ronson "Them: Adventures with Extremists"
I would like to interview Jon Ronson. I find his books very interesting and very funny. He writes about the fringes of society and finds some common ground with everyone. It makes sense why his books are being turned into films.

I like "Them" more than "The Men Who Stare At Goats". It has a broader appeal and a time line that couldn't have been better. He started writing about Al Queda extremists in the mid to late 90s. The book wraps up a few months after September 2001. There's no pre/post world in this book, just a portrait of a few years that can no longer be written with such clarity.

People that don't read many books would like this. Maybe a good bathroom book.

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