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A road trip often makes for a good travel story, and Louis Theroux’s strange drive around the United States to create his book Call of the Weird is no exception. The book’s subtitle, “Encounters with Survivalists, Porn Stars, Alien Killers and Ike Turner” gives you a taste of what Theroux came across during his trip.
It all harks back to the 1990s TV series called “Louis Theroux’s America”, in which Theroux set out to meet some of the weirdest people around - such as those who believe in aliens, a group of staunch white supremacists, and a bunch of porn performers. Ten years later, Theroux wondered what his subjects were doing, and set out on a road trip to catch up with them all.
That makes this a combination of a travel book and an interesting insight into the lives of people who are, well, different to most of us. Theroux’s narrative is detailed and fair - he manages to deal with all of his interviewees without ridicule. Like his travel writer father Paul, Louis Theroux isn’t afraid to have his own opinions out there in black and white, regardless of what others might think about them. As a whole, the book will give any traveler around the United States a whole new outlook on what might be found on your journey.
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