Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

95 reviews

readingthief's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, War, and Alcohol

rdesanto's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was a difficult read because of the challenging topics presented. However, it was most insightful and tactfully presented in line with all his other books. I will definitely be reflecting on the information presented for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Police brutality

jemma111's review against another edition

LOVED this at first and wanted so badly to continue. Refuse to subject myself to any more graphic depictions of assault for arguements that could have been made through literally any other means.

Might pick up another Gladwell at some point because the storytelling was spectacular but damn. Completely egregious in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

zydecovivo's review against another edition

informative reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

I learned about Malcolm Gladwell through his podcast, Revisionist History. Because of that, I prefer to listen to his books. This one in particular includes interviews, music, and recreated court scenes that I find helpful for keeping my attention. If you are coming into this blind, Gladwell has a way of writing and speaking that is very matter-of-fact and blunt. He intertwines history with personal interviews and studies to illustrate his points, which are usually out of the box or defy convention. He writes as if his answer is the correct, obvious, and logical conclusion. So if you disagree with his assessment of a situation, I can understand why it would be upsetting. This particular book covers some darker topics, such as police brutality, sexual assault, and suicide, and Gladwell’s characteristic tone doesn’t quite bring the empathy I think is needed to approach them. However, he does raise interesting points and provides new ways of thinking about how we communicate, how we trust or distrust, and how we think about others. The overall ideas are interesting and worth talking about, but if you are not in the right headspace to face some graphic descriptions of assault, put this off for a little while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Drug use

nerdyroop's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Pedophilia

claire2024's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

i think some of the passages surrounding the second chapter could have been done more carefully as they felt somewhat victim-blamy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Police brutality, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Hate crime

morwenna's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Gun violence, and Police brutality

laurennicolpies's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

very interesting and a fast read for me but i can’t help but feel uncomfortable with some of the victim blaming sentiments i got from certain passages, specifically in the brock turner r*pe case and the penn state p*do and molestation chapters. i liked the overall sentiment of not assuming things about other people and really enjoyed the discussion about coupling in regards to s*icides, but some conclusions he drew made me uncomfortable and frankly a little angry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Racism, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

rosedeleeuw's review against another edition

3.5

Lots of interesting topics

The audiobook included clips from interviews that allowed you to hear people’s own voices 

Trigger warning for difficult topics 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

sophtank's review against another edition

The way he spoke about Larry Nassar grossed me out but I decided to try and keep reading to see if this was a bad piece of an otherwise good book. I got to the portion on Brock Turner and had to quit. The book lacks a clear and concise message and waffles on and on. Sexual assault is handled callously. This is a complete ick from an author I thought I respected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Misogyny