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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell
Couple things about this book:
1. It would have made a terrific essay. Making a whole book out of VERY LOOSELY connected themes is a stretch.
2. The "evidence" that Malcolm Gladwell chooses is so selective and anecdotal that it is kind of ridiculous.
3. Malcolm Gladwell's writing style is akin to that of a smug asshole you know and always want to punch. His tarty little turns of phrase make your skin crawl (example: making the sentence "Nothing could be further from the truth" it's own paragraph before a section break is about on par with Upworthy headlines like, "What one homophobic toddler said will blow your mind!"). I guess this is logical if you are trying to make your writing as accessible to people as possible, but still -- amp up the nuance and sophistication a little, Gladwell! Please!
4. Making 12 year old girls run a full court press is shitty. I was a 12 year old girl who played basketball and I can tell you that it's just shitty. It's not even worth hailing as "innovative and trickstery" -- it's just plain shitty.
5. All the chapters (and the whole book) end abruptly.
1. It would have made a terrific essay. Making a whole book out of VERY LOOSELY connected themes is a stretch.
2. The "evidence" that Malcolm Gladwell chooses is so selective and anecdotal that it is kind of ridiculous.
3. Malcolm Gladwell's writing style is akin to that of a smug asshole you know and always want to punch. His tarty little turns of phrase make your skin crawl (example: making the sentence "Nothing could be further from the truth" it's own paragraph before a section break is about on par with Upworthy headlines like, "What one homophobic toddler said will blow your mind!"). I guess this is logical if you are trying to make your writing as accessible to people as possible, but still -- amp up the nuance and sophistication a little, Gladwell! Please!
4. Making 12 year old girls run a full court press is shitty. I was a 12 year old girl who played basketball and I can tell you that it's just shitty. It's not even worth hailing as "innovative and trickstery" -- it's just plain shitty.
5. All the chapters (and the whole book) end abruptly.