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Title:	Fear
Authors:	Clark, Byron C
Genre:	Non Fiction: New Zealand
Pages:	307
Year:	2023
Language:	English
Description:	Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud, home of hobbits and sheep, bungee jumping and rail trails, and now, according to conspiracy researcher Byron Clark, home to a disturbing number of alt-right groups. Focusing on before and after the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks and including the 2022 occupation of parliament, this book details an eye-opening investigation into the hate groups who threaten New Zealand's democracy and way of life. An informative, well-researched wake-up call documenting the disturbing reality of domestic extremism.
Categories:	Non-fiction NZ, Feminism, Human Rights, Morals/Ethics, Political, Social commentary/perspectives, Larger font, 2024 Titles

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By: WHANG 030		2025-05-21 13:40:39

No one read it entirely. Too much detail and repetition. Some were more interested in the psychology of why people believe... Not a favourite read but confirmed what we know about many aspects of the 'underworld'.

By: NAP 016		2025-03-24 11:35:21

A number of our members did not complete this read. Those that did found it quite repetitive and not the most stimulating although there were a couple of members who found it confronting and 'scary'. One question asked was "What can we do about this influence that is permeating society by stealth?" There was good discussion around this but no answer found.

By: NELS 089		2025-03-17 10:27:01

All members believe this is an important book for all NZers to read.

By: WELL 104		2024-10-21 10:15:46

The group found this book very well-written, alarming and enlightening, although only 6/9 read it to the end. Some were disappointed as it was more of a textbook than a novel. It led to a very good discussion about the Parliament sit-down/occupation, and the shock felt that it deteriorated into such violence in N.Z. Everyone praised the amount of research involved.

By: WHITBY 003		2024-08-21 12:17:10

We had a very animated discussion about this. Half the group only read a few chapters. The rest of the group thought it was an important book. All of us agreed it was badly written and in need of an index.

By: TAIH 002		2024-07-31 10:30:53

We all felt this should be a must read for everyone - it created a great discussion and a real concern for our society. It rated a 9 out of 10!

By: CHCH 051		2024-07-08 10:01:47

This book generated a lot of discussion.

By: NELS 002		2024-03-11 12:02:29

Hard going but worthwhile - stuff we all need to understand better.