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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
13 reviews
emilymoran14's review
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Racism
zydecovivo's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Drug use
fkshg8465's review against another edition
1.0
He's a great storyteller, but to me, that's all he is. I find him lacking in critical thinking and full of biases in his writing. I find this dangerous because other people may go along without giving it much thought, precisely because he is a great storyteller. I'm so frustrated by his conclusions that have little or no basis. I'm sure he researched everything, and presenting facts is fine, but when he draws conclusions on those facts without backing any of it up or without having demonstrated any logic behind it, I get mad.
I find him dangerous because he leads people to his conclusions without room for doubt when he uses words like, “obviously” to jump to a conclusion that may or may not be logical and in some cases are clearly biased by western outlooks (I see it as the equivalent of mental grooming). In one chapter, he shows a picture of a face he thinks is clearly angry, but in actuality, it can be just as easily interpreted as a confused or frustrated face. Yet, because his standards of correctness is his own interpretation, and because the rest of the argument as based on it, the critical logic falls apart for me.
I also hated that he put rape on trial. Women and victims have a hard enough time being believed, and with his dangerous way of presenting, he’s now given people more reasons to doubt.
One of my own triggers is the police epidemic in the US, and I didn’t appreciate his past treatment of this topic in the other books I’ve read by him, especially because he’s half Black. He seemed to lack sensitivity, and it angered me. He did better in this book, but I hated his treatment of trying to understand Brian Encinia from page one. I admit my own anti Gladwell biases popped up over and over again while reading the book and that it probably was a better book than it felt like for that reason. I only read this book because it was on a must-read list. Never again. Even if just to preserve my own mental health. This man triggers me more than the topics in his books. Henceforth, he’s banned from my future reading list!along without giving it much thought because he is a great storyteller. I'm so frustrated by his conclusions that have little or no basis. I'm sure he researched everything, and presenting facts is fine, but when he draws conclusions on those facts without backing any of it up or without having demonstrated any logic behind it, I get mad. he uses the same examples from book to book. Where’s his originality??
I find him dangerous because he leads people to his conclusions without room for doubt when he uses words like, “obviously” to jump to a conclusion that may or may not be logical and in some cases are clearly biased by western outlooks (I see it as the equivalent of mental grooming). In one chapter, he shows a picture of a face he thinks is clearly angry, but in actuality, it can be just as easily interpreted as a confused or frustrated face. Yet because his standards of correctness is his own interpretation, and because the rest of the argument as based on it, the critical logic falls apart for me.
I also hated that he put rape on trial. Women and vocations have a hard enough time being believed, and with his dangerous way of presenting, he’s now given people more reasons to doubt.
One of my own triggers is the police epidemic in the US, and I didn’t appreciate his past treatment of this topic in the other books I’ve read by him, especially because he’s half Black. He seemed to lack sensitivity, and it angered me. He did better in this book, but I hated his treatment of trying to understand Brian Encinia from page one. I admit my own anti Gladwell biases popped up over and over again while reading the book and that it probably was a better book than it felt like for that reason. I only read this book because it was on a must-read list. Never again. Even if just to preserve my own mental health. This man triggers me more than the topics in his books. Henceforth, he’s banned from my future reading list!
Graphic: Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Rape, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, War, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence
pagguini123's review
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Child death
kdenten's review
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Pedophilia
Minor: Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Murder
carolinethilde's review
4.0
I never realized how many small assessments we make of people we’ve only just met! Gladwell proves that humans are judgmental by nature. Most of what we assume is incorrect. He examines what went wrong in that traffic stop that was an innocent Sandra Bland’s untimely end and how it speaks to a broader social context. How do we make snap judgments about the people we’ve met and why? Are we too trusting? Too wary? Gladwell covers it all and reveals some hard truths about how we should be treating the people around us.
Pro tip: don’t read this book in the park if you don’t want random strangers to come up to you and strike up weird conversations!! I learned that the hard way.
Moderate: Self harm, Gaslighting, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, and Police brutality
There is analytical discussion on attempts at suicide, racial profiling, and pedophilic behavior.julia_joy's review against another edition
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Self harm, and Alcohol
rhosynmd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
sanneforbes's review
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence
missbsbookshelf's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence