Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

5 reviews

thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I heard about this audiobook from Startalk - they shared a video with Malcolm and I had to go check it out immediately. I grew up not far from the airforce base discussed in the book and I had never heard of the bomber mafia. This book was incredibly informative. It was also incredibly emotional. 

I have to admit I took stars off because this is supposed to be a scholarly approach and towards the end the book had some religious references that felt out of place and jarred me from the topic at hand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Racism

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This felt like watching a documentary or a video essay. I definitely recommend the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Racism and Violence

larrytornado's review

informative fast-paced

4.0

Malcolm Gladwell is a bit of a pompous know-it-all, relentlessly confident in all of his assertions... but dang he weaves an excellent story from reliable sources. Particularly good because it began as an audiobook first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Racism

lilicodes's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and War

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail