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chrisannee's review against another edition
3.0
Not his best. But not bad either. I thought that some were too technical and others a bit far-fetched.
But his chapters on Homelessness, "the Pill," Hiring Interviews and Generalizations were, in my humble opinion, spot on!
He should write another book. It has definitely been a while.
But his chapters on Homelessness, "the Pill," Hiring Interviews and Generalizations were, in my humble opinion, spot on!
He should write another book. It has definitely been a while.
dietcokealp's review against another edition
2.0
I generally really like his books but was much less impressed with this one. I think I found some of the topics boring.
sarah_elsewhere's review against another edition
3.0
Overall entertaining, though some articles were better than others.
theculturevulture's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't enjoy this quite as much as his other books but still a good read. This is a collection of some of his New Yorker writings and like any collection some parts will captivate you more than others and the book really missed that through line that has been the hallmark of Gladwell's writings.
peggysalamon's review against another edition
3.0
I really like Gladwell, but enjoyed this the least of his books. Some of the early sections were terrific, but others covered topics that I was less interested in. Also, having read Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink already, it may be that some of the ideas here felt redundant to me.
dianalrendina's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic collection of essays. A couple of the earlier ones feel a little dated, but it's also kind of fascinating to remember what people were thinking then.
jbrooks79's review against another edition
5.0
Gladwell continues to impress me with his essay style. I feel so edified, intrigued, informed and amused by him. He puts the most disparate information together in a cohesive whole. I only have one of his books still to read - so sad.