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nikkimg's review against another edition
3.0
this has been my least favourite Gladwell so far. still some interesting stories but there were more in this collection that weren’t as interesting to me, especially the economics based stories in the beginning part which made the book hard to stick with.
juice916's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fascinating series of essays from the New Yorker. Wow, in reading that sentence this book sounds incredibly boring. But I assure you it is not. Malcolm is a natural storyteller with a keen eye for taking seemingly disparate topics and creating interesting connections. He's the kind of guy I'd love to talk to at a party. Read his book and you'll have ammunition to be a scintillating conversationalist yourself.
PS In all fairness, I must admit that I skipped 3 essays because the subjects did not appeal to me. But the rest of the book was great.
PS In all fairness, I must admit that I skipped 3 essays because the subjects did not appeal to me. But the rest of the book was great.
chasekehrig's review against another edition
2.0
This book is a collection of short articles written by Gladwell. Some of them are mildly interesting, but overall the book is pretty boring, the common theme being we tend to generalize and sometimes that isn't the best way to handle every situation.
mike_morse's review against another edition
4.0
I don't care what anyone thinks, I like Malcolm Gladwell. He is not swayed by conventional wisdom (or feels a need to dispute it), and he makes me think. I like that.
mrstein's review against another edition
3.0
not Gladwell's best, but an excellent collection of his articles, some of which are outstanding. I liked the ones about the dogs, and also about interviewing technigues, and also...i guess I liked most of them. Worth a read.
nickeyann's review against another edition
2.0
This was a bummer. I love love love Malcolm Gladwell but these essays were a real snoozer. Jeepers! I skipped some entirely and have no desire to go back.
I enjoy his more focused works, like David and Goliath, Outliers and Blink, where he's using research and examples to prove a common theme.
I enjoy his more focused works, like David and Goliath, Outliers and Blink, where he's using research and examples to prove a common theme.