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A review by tobestik
Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything by Kelly Weill
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I've binged quite a few conspiracy commentary books in the past couple years and I cannot even begin to express how refreshingly kind this book is. Not in an excusing the bad parts way but just in the way Weill approached writing about people who believe in flat Earth.
She always speaks about the subjects of the book with a compassion that is so often lacking in books like this. The tone is not judgemental towards believers but rather lays out clearly and in their own words what their beliefs are.
I also loved that she took the time to give an abridged but still detailed history of the flat Earth conspiracy movement from the 19th century forward.
It's just such a breath of fresh air to read a conspiracy book that doesn't dehumanize the people who believe the theory.
She always speaks about the subjects of the book with a compassion that is so often lacking in books like this. The tone is not judgemental towards believers but rather lays out clearly and in their own words what their beliefs are.
I also loved that she took the time to give an abridged but still detailed history of the flat Earth conspiracy movement from the 19th century forward.
It's just such a breath of fresh air to read a conspiracy book that doesn't dehumanize the people who believe the theory.