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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
3 reviews
carolinethilde's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
This book made me remember that I don’t actually know anything at all. Malcolm Gladwell’s ability to dissect cultural phenomena and show us the guts is successful once again, in Talking to Strangers.
I never realized how many small assessments we make of people we’ve only just met! Gladwell proves that humans are judgmental by nature. Most of what we assume is incorrect. He examines what went wrong in that traffic stop that was an innocent Sandra Bland’s untimely end and how it speaks to a broader social context. How do we make snap judgments about the people we’ve met and why? Are we too trusting? Too wary? Gladwell covers it all and reveals some hard truths about how we should be treating the people around us.
Pro tip: don’t read this book in the park if you don’t want random strangers to come up to you and strike up weird conversations!! I learned that the hard way.
I never realized how many small assessments we make of people we’ve only just met! Gladwell proves that humans are judgmental by nature. Most of what we assume is incorrect. He examines what went wrong in that traffic stop that was an innocent Sandra Bland’s untimely end and how it speaks to a broader social context. How do we make snap judgments about the people we’ve met and why? Are we too trusting? Too wary? Gladwell covers it all and reveals some hard truths about how we should be treating the people around us.
Pro tip: don’t read this book in the park if you don’t want random strangers to come up to you and strike up weird conversations!! I learned that the hard way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
There is analytical discussion on attempts at suicide, racial profiling, and pedophilic behavior.notebookrambles's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
2.5
I was tempted to give it 3 stars as I finished it but I had noticed that I had skipped through entire chapters because it felt as if Gladwell was neglecting other important factors. However, I really like the FBI/CIA story of how we all default to the truth even at the highest levels of government. So pretty much around 9 hours later, most of what I got from this was that humans are terrible lie detectors.
Another triggering time was when Gladwell indirectly blamed alcohol for rape and another was when he blamed the woman who was murdered in a police shooting.
Do I get the sense that Gladwell is a straight, white, cis-male? Absolutely.
Another triggering time was when Gladwell indirectly blamed alcohol for rape and another was when he blamed the woman who was murdered in a police shooting.
Do I get the sense that Gladwell is a straight, white, cis-male? Absolutely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Gaslighting
ashleyann's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
1.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
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