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freckleduck's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I feel like my star rating is reflective of the fact that the topic isn’t my favorite. I still appreciate Gladwell’s work even though the topic isn’t my favorite.
thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I heard about this audiobook from Startalk - they shared a video with Malcolm and I had to go check it out immediately. I grew up not far from the airforce base discussed in the book and I had never heard of the bomber mafia. This book was incredibly informative. It was also incredibly emotional.
I have to admit I took stars off because this is supposed to be a scholarly approach and towards the end the book had some religious references that felt out of place and jarred me from the topic at hand.
I have to admit I took stars off because this is supposed to be a scholarly approach and towards the end the book had some religious references that felt out of place and jarred me from the topic at hand.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Death
Moderate: Racism
rsr143's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting but not captivating as many of Gladwell’s books are. I came away horrified at the brutality of the second WW, and in a strange way happy that tech has made war less scorched-earth in nature.
janelegan's review against another edition
Good story, and told well. Just not holding my interest.
patvulaj's review against another edition
4.25
I enjoy Gladwell’s ability to take historical events and spin them in a way that makes the book read like a novel at times. Very interesting book that I can still pull from when I look back at it.
twinsunplus1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
4.25
This book is really his podcast