Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries
by:
Jon Ronson (author)
Robin Sachs (author)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781624060960 (162406096X)
Publish date: October 30th 2012
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Book Club,
Science,
Journalism,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Short Stories
Ronson interviews people who are unusual. Sometimes for their beliefs, sometimes for the jobs, sometimes even just for their incomes. He is often sympathetic to horrible situations, particularly the grief of parents for missing children. In turn, he is harshest on those who abuse grieving parents (S...
Ronson writes with a light self-deprecating humor, but the topics he writes about are often deadly serious. One of the most touching aspects of these articles and interviews is that he clearly wants his subjects to like him and to get along with him, even when he is interviewing borderline psychopa...