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A review by peyt618
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
3.0
Content Warning: pedophilia, sexual assault
I wasn’t very impressed by this book unfortunately. I had a hard time following Gladwell’s argument past the mentions of Jerry Sandusky and Larry Nassar. I understand that he says we can’t assume things about people we don’t know based off something like their appearance or the way we perceive them on a first impression. With that being said, I think you can and absolutely SHOULD assume something about seeing a retired football coach in a shower with a young boy compared to a Black woman driving her car (Sandra Bland).
I wasn’t very impressed by this book unfortunately. I had a hard time following Gladwell’s argument past the mentions of Jerry Sandusky and Larry Nassar. I understand that he says we can’t assume things about people we don’t know based off something like their appearance or the way we perceive them on a first impression. With that being said, I think you can and absolutely SHOULD assume something about seeing a retired football coach in a shower with a young boy compared to a Black woman driving her car (Sandra Bland).