While the War of the Worlds legend has expanded in the years since Orson Welles' famous broadcast, this is a sharp little book about a cultural juggernaut and his most foundational mythos.

I am DNFing this book at 27% but I would absolutely recommend it!

The first part of the book details the events of that one night Orson Welles' radio play caused chaos and confusion and I loved reading about it through different people's perspectives. Unfortunately, the next chapters are about Orson Welles' life and while I am sure that can be super interesting for people who want to learn about his background, I thought the book would be more specifically about the War of the Worlds event which is what I am personally interested in.

I think I will pick up this book as an audiobook once it is available as that is my preferred format for reading biographies and I will finish this book at a later date.


Thank you NetGalley and Rowman & Littlefield | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I loved this book. The story of Orson Welles and the War of the Worlds radio performance is one of my favorites and as someone who studied media, I've read a lot about this experience. I think this book is great with showing the story and the man behind the broadcast. This story is one of the funniest things I've read and studied but it is also kind of scary because it is not far off from happening again. I think this book was good and if you are looking for a wild story that doesn't sound true but is, this is the book for you to learn about the War of the Worlds performance and why it is still studied and talked about to this day.