penleguin 's review for:

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

3.0

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3.5 stars. Not at all what I expected, but still an insightful, detailed look at the factors affecting the ways humans misunderstand and deceive each other. The conclusions aren’t groundbreaking, but there are some interesting anecdotes, if you manage to wade your way through unexpectedly gruesome content. It was impressive that they used audio from original sources whenever possible, making this more like a podcast experience, rather than an audiobook.

TW: sexual assault, torture, pedophilia/sexual abuse of minors, suicide, sometimes told through graphic, first-person accounts.