As a Survivor fan, of course I loved reading a book about Survivor; however, it read more as a research paper. Personally, I’m not quite sure who the audience of the book is. Someone not interested in Survivor wouldn’t find it very compelling, and as someone who has watched and casually interacts with Survivor media, I didn’t find it presented much new information or came to any new conclusions. I think it’s a useful book if you need to reference something for a breakdown of Survivor, whether within each episode or the show as a whole over time, and found it extremely descriptive in that sense. Besides that, it wasn’t particularly compelling and I wish there was either more first hand accounts ( like new interviews between the authors and contestants) or more analysis instead of just a compiling of Survivor information that is already out there and pretty accessible.

Thank you to Rowman & Littlefield for the ARC!

This was fine. I really love Survivor, so I found it entertaining, but it could have gone significantly more in depth. The last chapter of the book really touched the surface of what could have been a much deeper and more expansive analysis. You're likely not going to pick this book up unless you're already a Survivor fan, and this book spends so much time explaining Survivor that it just doesn't really make that much sense. Eh.

Thank you to Rowman and Littlefield for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is a must read for Survivor superfans. It is a deep dive into the history of the franchise with well researched commentary on all aspects of the show, including behind the scenes of production and the online communities that are devoted to analysis. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others as well.

When it comes to Survivor, I call myself an "intense casual fan" which I define as my habit of watching Survivor once or twice a year...but when I do, it's multiple seasons back-to-back in a very short timespan. It consumes me: googling the players, pouring through old reddit threads, all of it.

This book is loaded with lots of fun and interesting information. I had a blast reading through all of it and didn't even care that I was reading spoilers for seasons I haven't watched yet. In fact, this book made me more excited to watch them.

Was iffy on the organization a few times, and wasn't sure if certain topics being analyzed belonged in the section it was placed. But tangents can spice up how something can be read, and for the most part, I think they did here.

Thank you to the publisher and NG!

Great pairing of format with subject matter. Survivor lends itself to gameplay analysis for die-hard fans and cultural impact for sociology/anthropology.

I am a lifelong survivor fan but this was so dry, boring and offered no new information or behind the scenes