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A review by yurienokida
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
3.0
TW: sexual assault
This was an okay read for me. I do enjoy his writing style but I personally thought this book was a bit disorganized. There were chapters I was really fascinated by, particularly the ones on Ana Montes (the Cuban spy) and the Madoff Ponzi scheme. The idea of coupling was also interesting. However, I thought a few of the chapters were unnecessary. Especially the ones regarding the Stanford and Penn State sexual assault cases...it felt icky. They were bordering on insensitive. I will give credit to how Gladwell tied everything together at the end with the close examination of what happened to Sandra Bland and criticism of modern policing culture. It was a quick read and I’m curious to read some of Gladwell’s past works.
This was an okay read for me. I do enjoy his writing style but I personally thought this book was a bit disorganized. There were chapters I was really fascinated by, particularly the ones on Ana Montes (the Cuban spy) and the Madoff Ponzi scheme. The idea of coupling was also interesting. However, I thought a few of the chapters were unnecessary. Especially the ones regarding the Stanford and Penn State sexual assault cases...it felt icky. They were bordering on insensitive. I will give credit to how Gladwell tied everything together at the end with the close examination of what happened to Sandra Bland and criticism of modern policing culture. It was a quick read and I’m curious to read some of Gladwell’s past works.