I only recently got into Louis Theroux’s work in the last few weeks and I’ve binged a lot. Like, everything I’ve had access to have been watched and rewatched several times at this point. Because of his soothing, calming voice I decided to check Audible to see if he had narrated anything and was pleased to discover that not only did he narrate a book, but it was his own book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this little reunion journey he took us on. Because I’m so new to his documentaries, I’ve only recently ‘met’ most of the people he reunited with, so it was fun to see the differences in the people, and in Theroux’s thoughts about them.

The book is more about his journey into why he is so interested in ‘weird cultures’ rather than the cultures themselves, basically a look back on his work and what he learned and continues to learn. It’s like a continuation of the documentaries, only there’s no camera crew to stand beside him, he’s more vulnerable and I think that gives his thoughts and opinion more strength because this is really just about him, not an audience.