by Jon Ronson
First published 2003
Jon Ronson, mild-mannered journalist, goes down the rabbit hole of extremist groups worldwide. What he discovers is a shocking common thread - a conspiracy theory that links the most radical fringes of society. As Ronson delves deeper, he starts to question his own grip on reality. Are the extremists onto something real, or has Ronson become one of Them?
Genres: social-issues, non-fiction, 21st-century, journalism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Bohemian Grove, Idaho, Portugal
336 pages · Paperback