A review by lorenashleybarrett
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

fast-paced

1.75

 Hard to review because it was a engaging book, had some interesting concepts with great audio production on the audiobook. I liked the concepts of default to truth, transparency and coupling. They were really interesting to learn about and make a lot of sense, it felt like we were building up to a conclusion but the case studies were never tied together and left me feeling shocked and uneasy. To completely disregard race, gender, class and power dynamics at play in all of these cases seems irresponsible and permissive. Without defining a stranger and without acknowledging the way these social miscommunications are amplified and exaggerated by things like race and gender was really disappointing. 
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