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

2.0

Multiple times in this book the author and narrator says he’s not telling a murder mystery yet he incessantly sets up each chapter, each transition, and each snippet of interview as if he is telling a murder mystery and some truth bomb is about to go off. And he spoon feeds it in an annoying manner, such as “I tell you this now because it becomes important later” or “this detail is important when we discuss such and such” sort of narration. Give the reader some credit for connecting dots on his or her own. But then there aren’t really any dots to connect are there? He’s intentionally sensationalizing a story about a woman with a traumatic history and mental health issues who commits suicide.
I gave a star for at least broaching a somewhat misunderstood and taboo industry with some professionalism and candor.