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

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thecasualbooknerd's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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retswerb's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

If Gladwell is at his worst when he’s fitting anecdotes into preconceived frameworks, he’s at his best when he’s telling a good story. There’s a little of both here, but more of the latter. The audiobook is basically a very nicely produced extended podcast, replete with audio recordings, sound design, and original music. I love podcasts, but this wasn’t what I was expecting - so it took a minute to adjust. Once I settled in, though, I was thoroughly engrossed. Gladwell is a great storyteller, and his story here is fascinating and touches on aspects of WWII that I didn’t know at all.

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larrytornado's review against another edition

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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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