The Last Days of August

Posted on by

In December 2017 the famous porn star August Ames committed suicide in a park in the Conejo Valley It happened a day after she d been the victim of a pile on, via Twitter, by fellow porn professionals punishment for her tweeting something deemed homophobic A month later, August s husband, Kevin, connected with Jon Ronson to tell the story of how Twitter bullying killed his wife What neither Kevin nor Ronson realized was that Ronson would soon hear rumors and secrets hinting at a very different story something mysterious and unexpected and terrible In The Last Days of August, Ronson unravels the never before told story of what caused this beloved 23 year old actress untimely death. Best Download [ The Last Days of August ] by [ Jon Ronson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The truth is, it s impossible to tell a story about sex industry that is not utterly devastating As one of the interviewees of The Last Days of August says, the industry is built on the backs of mentally ill I wouldn t put it so narrowly, but yeah, even those who find themselves empowered by working in porn or prostitution, if you I mean the people who do the actual research dig deep enough, turn out to have come from some kind of trauma Jon Ronson hasn t uncovered anything new, even though The truth is, it s impossible to tell a story about sex industry that is not utterly devastating As one of the interviewees of The Last Days of August says, the industry is built on the backs of mentally ill I wouldn t put it so narrowly, but yeah, even those who find themselves empowered by working in porn or prostitution, if you I mean the people who do the actual research dig deep enough, turn out to have come from some kind of traum...In December 2017, pornstar August Ames real name Mercedes Grabowski found out that she was scheduled to shoot a scene with a male performer who had previously done gay porn and not been subsequently tested As a result, she refused to perform in the scene and tweeted out this refusal and explanation to her followers on Twitter This immediately led to a series of intense tweets from people calling her homophobic, demanding her to apologise and, in one case, telling her to swallow a cyanide pil In December 2017, pornstar August Ames real name Mercedes Grabowski found out that she was scheduled to shoot a scene with a male performer who had previously done gay porn and not been subsequently tested As a result, she refused to perform in the scene and tweeted out this refusal and explanation to her followers on Twitter This immediately led to a series of intense tweets from people calling her homophobic, demanding her to apologise and, in one case, telling her to swallow a cyanide pill On 5 December 2017, she was found hanged from a tree in a park in Camarillo, California she was 23 years old But did she kill herself over online bullying or was theregoing on...Whew, this was a wild, emotional ride Jon Ronson always delivers.Audiobook narrated by Jon Ronson 3hrs 43mins 10 secs My second Audible original selection for January reunited me with Jon Ronson The Butterfly Effect who once again takes listeners to the backstage of the porn industry As Jon and his producer delve into the death of the young porn star, August Ames real name Mercedes Grabowski , my head was spinning from all the secrets, lies, and dare I say half truths What I think is very important about Ronson s work in both this andThe Butterfly Audiobook narrated by Jon Ronson 3hrs 43mins 10 secs My second Audible original selection for January reunited me with Jon Ronson The Butterfly Effect who once again takes listeners to the backstage of the porn industry As Jon and his producer delve into the death of the young porn star, August Ames real name Mercedes Grabowski , my head was spinning from all...2.5 starsThis was one of the free Audible Original picks for January and is an audio documentary podcast from the author of The Psychopath Test A Journey Through the Madness Industry To be honest I think I was expecting an in depth look at online social media bullying when in reality it was an investigation into the porn industry and the sad death of a young woman who clearly had big issues to deal with.I have never found the porn industry disgusting or titillating, I find it deeply sad All 2.5 starsThis was one of the free Audible Original picks for January and is an audio documentary podcast from the author of The Psychopath Test A Journey Through the Madness Industry To be honest I think I was expecting an in depth look at online social media bullying when in reality it was an investigation into the porn in...I can t say enough about Ronson Interesting, well written, compassionate, thought provoking I m not even going to dock any stars for this being audio only Just bring meof his stuff.This is a 7 part free series on Audible and I picked this up after listening to the Butterfly Effect by Jon Ronson It s actually super quick to get through as each part is only about 30mins, but it s a look at the life of an A list pornstar after she is found to have committed suicide on the day she was bullied online about some seemingly homophobic comments she made on social media.This is a story I hadn t heard of before Ronson investigated it, and it was one I immediately wanted to uncover t This is a 7 part free series on Audible and I picked this up after listening to the Butterfly Effect by Jon Ronson It s actually super quick to get through as each part is only about 30mins, but it s a look at the life of an A list pornstar after she is found to have committed suicide on the day she was bullied online about some seemingly homophobic comments she made on social media.This is a story I hadn t heard of before Ronson investigated it, and it was one I immediately wanted to uncover the answers for, but as...Jon Ronson and Neil Gaiman are 100% the reasons I listen to audiobooks Those Welsh actually maybe Gaiman is just straight English wonders have the most delicious whispery voices and i will listen to either of them read anything Even, apparently, a weird long form podcast about the porn industry.DNF This has no point It s not sufficiently about anything it reports to be not enough about cyber bullying, or suicide, or mental health, or abuse, or porn, or anything If it s one thing it s about 3 hours of gossip.There s an easy way to tell if you re going to enjoy a Jon Ronson book just figure out if you like Jon Ronson His style and approach are so consistent across subjects that he could probably write about just about anything and I d find it fascinating.In this particular case, the subject is the death by suicide of a young woman in the adult film industry and the varying places where those who knew her seek to lay blame, both to make sense of something that feels so needlessly tragic and to justi There s an easy way to tell if you re going to enjoy a Jon Ronson book just figure out if you like Jon Ronson His style and approach are so consistent across subjects that he could probably write about just about anything and I d find it fascinating.In this particular case, the subject is the death by suicide of a young woman in the adult film industry and the varying places where those who knew her seek to lay blame, both to make sense of something that feels so needlessly tragic and to justify their own roles in her life.One...Another spectacular work by Mr Ronson Listen to The Butterfly Effect first, then follow up with this tragic tale.

The Last Days of August
  • English
  • 18 May 2017
  • Audiobook
  • 4 pages
  • Jon Ronson
  • The Last Days of August