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The Call of the Weird

Travels in American Subcultures

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The Call of the Weird

By: Louis Theroux
Narrated by: Louis Theroux
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Read by the author, this is Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird America.

For 10 years, Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw them. Along the way, Louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with them. Has he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him?

From his Las Vegas base, Louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his TV feeding ground. Attempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, Louis considers questions such as: what is the difference between pathology and "normal" weirdness? Is there something particularly weird about Americans? What does it mean to be weird, or "to be yourself"? And do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?

©2005 Louis Theroux; (P)2005 Macmillan Publishers Ltd Entertainment & Performing Arts Essays Film & TV North America United States
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loved louis doing the voices. funny, thought provoking, chilling at times - truth is stranger than fiction!

Louis is a legend

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If you’re a Louis fan, you’re going to love this book..

Performed perfectly and oh so detailed

Must Read

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this book is amazing start to finish.
Louis voice acting and immitaion was a highlight .
wish it was longer

Loui voice acting is Amazing!!

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What did you like most about The Call of the Weird?

The variety of people that Louis can get to open up about their lives and beliefs. The way he questions while remaining respectful

What other book might you compare The Call of the Weird to, and why?

Them by Jon Ronson. Both attempt to show peoples unusual behaviours and beliefs through their own eyes

What does Louis Theroux bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

His own voice

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The young white supremacist singers

Any additional comments?

No

Brilliant

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it was great to hear some more personal thoughts from Louis in this auido book. I just wish it was longer!

Enjoyed

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