A review by kdtoverbooked
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity by Douglas Murray

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

I picked up this book thinking it was going to be something VASTLY different than it was.  Most of the book I found myself eye-rolling at him and was annoyed with him and his selection of the extreme left experiences and views and trying to make them seem more commonplace. He does make a few good points and does have some interesting commentary on some societal issues. I think the thing that he says in the conclusion is the best advice in the whole book “Can the spirit of generosity be extended even more widely?” Meaning when we listen to someone who we generally agree with more, we are more willing to not take the words literally and to try to understand their viewpoints. Maybe we should to try to do that more often with people we don’t agree with too.