A review by lisawreading
The Last Days of August by Jon Ronson

3.0

This is a look into the suicide of porn actress August Ames, and the various factors that led to her fatal actions. Was it online bullying? Was it a destructive marriage? Was it the pressures of the industry? Jon Ronson narrates his investigation into the life and sad death of August, and while he doesn't come up with any easy answers, the story told paints a portrait of a woman worn down by her life and by mental illness at much too early an age, and at the same time illustrates some of the sad truths of women in the industry as a whole. It's a moving, interesting listen, although the takeaways are a little muddled at times.