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lizliu's review against another edition
5.0
Love this author, such a clear voice and great storytelling. Listened to the podcast series awhile ago but also really enjoyed this book
goodneighborbooks's review against another edition
4.0
A bit of recycled material from the Revisionist History podcast, but with enough new material and insight for it to be worth the read/listen.
hoyalawya's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting premise but full of historical inaccuracies. Gladwell has this tendency where he wants something to stand for something much bigger than it can support. This book is Gladwell in a nutshell.
jlpearce06's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, and War
jenniferstringer's review against another edition
3.0
I can always count on Malcolm Gladwell to take a topic that I think I have no interest in and make me interested.
robsell325's review against another edition
4.0
The themes got muddled and the end tries to tie it together- but never quite got here. I did love the story and the characters.
tstuppy's review against another edition
3.0
As always with Gladwell, I am impressed by the detail and vibrant voice. This one lacks some of the breadth of his previous works, and in returning to a topic from some prior work (bombings and ball bearings), it feels slightly repetitive. The promise of the opening is only partially realized, and while he introduces a wide cast of characters, few are fully developed in this text. Still was good, just not great.