Reviews - Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don‰ЫЄt Know

Really great examples. The use of the stories from Sandra Bland to a mole in the CIA is so interesting and really made me rethink the way I view strangers

anitaa's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

I highly recommend the audiobook. Great idea to add the actual voices when possible.
I loved this book. So much information and fascinating facts.

jenmoore7's review against another edition

4.5

informative reflective medium-paced

noturgrl's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

Of course, a triggering read. But very informative and listening to the audiobook was amazing, I enjoyed the style. The issues touched on here such as racism, rape and suicide aren’t just put down to miscommunications, but are opened up to different perspectives.

hienl's review against another edition

2.0

Ever since hearing Gladwell dispute the validity of his 10,000 hours observation against the author of the misinterpreted research, it's hard to read any of his work without a skeptic's hat. Ironically this book is a survey of misinterpretation of human behavior, but the way Gladwell weaves the narrative by jumping between lots of different "rip from the headlines" anecdotes doesn't dissuade you that perhaps this is another one of his flawed pop-psych meta-analyses biased towards a preconceived conclusion rather than an honest critical thinking exercise.

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