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lara1977's review against another edition
2.0
Started out promising and ultimately failed to deliver. I like the format of the piece-interviews with those who knew August and were familiar with the porn industry. It quickly turned into a mess of conflicting opinions and blame with no attempt at weaving the interviews together to form an opinion on anything-why August committed suicide, who or what ( if anything) was to blame, the porn industry. We are told Kevin (her husband) changes his story or his story is discredited by other accounts but there is no indication as to why he would do this beyond him being a jerk. Piece felt incomplete.
gemmaduds's review against another edition
5.0
I always enjoy Jon Ronson's books, and find that he approaches subjects in a fair and balanced manner. 'The Last Days of August' is eye opening and interesting.
mariyamak's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely more of a podcast/audio documentary but very interesting
luanndie's review against another edition
4.0
Jon Ronson tiene una sensibilidad y empatía a la hora de abordar cualquier tema que es difícil encontrar en otros periodistas o escritores. En este caso, nos vuelve a llevar al mundo del porno, pero esta vez para hablar directamente de como afectan a sus actores y actrices. A lo largo de los capítulos, nos encontramos con el problema del huevo y la gallina: ¿son las personas emocionalmente traumatizadas las que se sienten atraídas por este mundo o es el mundo del porno el que acaba creando personas emocionalmente inestables? Como siempre, con Ronson, la respuesta es más compleja de lo que nos podíamos imaginar.
booksandbikes17's review against another edition
4.0
A bit unusual to call this a book. It's more like snippets of interviews and clips with Jon Ronson overlaying the narrative (as well as conducting the interviews). I thoroughly enjoyed it though, and will be listening to more things in this vein.
zsommers's review
1.0
The more I read and listen to Jon Ronson, the more I've started to find myself disgusted by his work—and yet I keep reading. This work has no real lesson or conclusion, no message or purpose. It's a collection of people who have experienced and enacted terrible things throwing blame at each other for a mental health crisis experienced by someone too dead for anyone to find the truth. Ronson simply joins in the blame throwing and suggests that one person in particular bears the lion's share, when in fact no person can stand above the fog of tragedy that covers the actions of every single person involved.
hijinx_abound's review
3.0
Fascinating look at the suicide of a young porn star, her husbands campaign against cyber bullies he blames for her death.
The author does a great job looking at this case from every side. I like that he presents all the information but does not give a definitive opinion about what happened.
The author does a great job looking at this case from every side. I like that he presents all the information but does not give a definitive opinion about what happened.
the1germ's review
3.0
Worth it for the production values and Ronson's narration alone.
This is like a mash-up of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and The Butterfly Effect, going back into the worlds of both social media outrage and the porn industry to investigate the suicide of August Ames.
When it ended, I had a moment of, "Wait, what? Is that it?" I wanted more, which I suppose is a good thing. But it didn't quite delve into the topic as much as I would have liked, nor came to any sort of resolution. Which, I suppose, is to be expected of a story exploring the reasons behind someone's suicide.
Worth a listen, but not as deep of a story as Ronson's other work.
This is like a mash-up of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and The Butterfly Effect, going back into the worlds of both social media outrage and the porn industry to investigate the suicide of August Ames.
When it ended, I had a moment of, "Wait, what? Is that it?" I wanted more, which I suppose is a good thing. But it didn't quite delve into the topic as much as I would have liked, nor came to any sort of resolution. Which, I suppose, is to be expected of a story exploring the reasons behind someone's suicide.
Worth a listen, but not as deep of a story as Ronson's other work.