The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures (Abridged) Audiobook

" must see the miniseries it is a follow up on first "

" The interviews don't seem very in-depth... "

" Removed a bit of Louis' mystique. Watching the programmes I thought he was putting on a naieve persona that really cleverly ingratiated him into these people's worlds. Reading the book he seemed like he really is more of a bumbling duffer. Still like him though and it was good to see where some of the characters had ended up. "

" Does what it says it will do. Necessary reading for any Louis fan, completely unnecessary for anyone else. Loved getting the updates on some classic figures from his documentaries. "

" A series of small stories that are a revisit of Theroux's old documentary subjects. An interesting look into fringe cultures of the United States. "

" It was OK, not super funny or ground breaking but entertaining or. It had been awhile since I'd seen any of his doc's but they are all up on you tube. "

" :-D "

" I love Louis. At times it is hard to come to terms with the cringe-worthy parts of American culture, but Louis takes a look at American subculture in what I perceive to be in an un-mocking way. "

" A book with unexpected profundity and depth. "

" Good read. He recaps his documentaries enough do you don't have to have seen them to enjoy the book, but I think it will mean more to revisit these characters if you have. "

" Not as good as his TV show. "

" Funny and very well written by the genius journalist. Geek is cool. "

" Interesting and creepy "

" Love Theroux but there's nothing majorly new in this rehash of the tv shows. "

" Enjoyable enough book. Unusually, I ultimately preferred the TV series (call me lazy). Interesting enough read about American sub-cultures though. Good to pick up and maybe read a chapter at a time before bed. Entertaining if slightly disturbing. "

" Enjoyable "chewing gum" read. Didn't really learn anything, but fun all the same. "

" Not as good as Louis' television documentary work. I love his manner and personable nature and it does not come thru in his writing. Good, not great and fans of Louis Theroux would be disappointed "

" alarious as always the strangeness of people a subject I love! "

" I love Louis and his documentaries so I loved revisiting the familiar characters. "

" must see the miniseries it is a follow up on first "

" This book works well if you've seen Louis' television show. "

" I hold a pretty large bias against most of the groups the author visited in this book - which is, of course, why he wanted to do stories about them. None the less, the book didn't hold my attention the way it was probably supposed to. "

" would've been better if chuck klosterman wrote it. "

" alarious as always the strangeness of people a subject I love! "

" A series of small stories that are a revisit of Theroux's old documentary subjects. An interesting look into fringe cultures of the United States. "

" I had seen the series on TV so I felt like I was reviewing it as he ultimately had to retell soem of the first encounters in orer to explain the follow-up. It was a good effort but I enjoy watching him engage with people more than reading about it. "

" Enjoyable enough book. Unusually, I ultimately preferred the TV series (call me lazy). Interesting enough read about American sub-cultures though. Good to pick up and maybe read a chapter at a time before bed. Entertaining if slightly disturbing. "