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A review by elisabeth_julia
The Elephant in the Room by Jon Ronson
3.0
The Elephant in the Room offers fascinating insight into a really bizarre world of the U.S presidential election campaign in 2016. Like everything Jon Ronson writes, this is hugely entertaining. I enjoyed reading this random little snippet a lot.
Even so, I didn’t feel like The Elephant in the Room added anything new to the table. That might simply be due to the fact that the book itself cannot stay recent enough anymore in regards to the rapid changes of the last months. It might also be due to the fact that the internet is constantly overflowing with the latest crazy stuff Trump-supporters and non-supporters do. Nothing can shock or surprise me anymore really.
Ronson’s book is too short for a book and too long for an article. There is not enough substance and depth to justify a whole book and there are too many words to bring across a clearly defined intent or message.
Even so, I didn’t feel like The Elephant in the Room added anything new to the table. That might simply be due to the fact that the book itself cannot stay recent enough anymore in regards to the rapid changes of the last months. It might also be due to the fact that the internet is constantly overflowing with the latest crazy stuff Trump-supporters and non-supporters do. Nothing can shock or surprise me anymore really.
Ronson’s book is too short for a book and too long for an article. There is not enough substance and depth to justify a whole book and there are too many words to bring across a clearly defined intent or message.