Reviews round-up
The Castle
by Jon Ronson
3 of 5 critics positive
12 reviews: 3 positives, 2 mixed; 7 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“Entertainingly leftfield look at the masculinity crisis”
The Castle by Jon Ronson: Entertainingly leftfield look at the masculinity crisis
“amusing and harrowing report on the desultory state”
The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men by Jon Ronson
“A great attempt to unpick modern masculinity in the digital age”
The Castle by Jon Ronson: A great attempt to unpick modern masculinity in the digital age
“Does Jon Ronson have anything to tell us about “unravelling” men?”
A castle of bewilderment | Victoria Smith
“might – or might not – be informative about the male condition”
The Castle by Jon Ronson review – bizarre tales of modern masculinity
“chilling foray into the manosphere”
Jon Ronson’s chilling foray into the manosphere
Encounter with self-styled Hugh Hefner leads Jon Ronson into an unsettling portrait of unravelling men
A Connecticut Castle, a Cosplay King and a Nation of Men in Crisis
The Castle review: Jon Ronson surveys the ruins of manhood
“finds a world of male rage and narcissism”
The Castle by Jon Ronson, review: Why are men suddenly behaving so badly?
Why have men gone off the rails? They can’t make an honest living
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
