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A review by readsofgosia
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
2.0
Audiobook.
Honestly, I was excited to have this book behind me. If you think that the author will teach you how to talk itch strangers, you are on the wrong side of the road. More than that, the author will definitely prove to you that we don't know how to talk with strangers providing broad and morbid descriptions of reality. He knows a lot of stories, those who are important in the light of current events, but also stories that can be very triggering for people struggling with trauma or mental health. I have ambivalent feelings towards that book. It started strong, as I was excited to see what else he can tell me about humanity. But more we went into a very detailed description of intimate relationships with children, he lost me. Not that this is not important, not that this is something to be quiet about. It's a difficult subject of which there is a need to talk but also there is a need to have in mind the audience of this book. But that wasn't the worst. The whole chapter about depression was absolutely not for me and I completely missed the point. The end of the book came out as a nice summary and it seemed as the author concluded the first chapter.
It's not a book for everybody. Definitely, it's not a self-help book.
Honestly, I was excited to have this book behind me. If you think that the author will teach you how to talk itch strangers, you are on the wrong side of the road. More than that, the author will definitely prove to you that we don't know how to talk with strangers providing broad and morbid descriptions of reality. He knows a lot of stories, those who are important in the light of current events, but also stories that can be very triggering for people struggling with trauma or mental health. I have ambivalent feelings towards that book. It started strong, as I was excited to see what else he can tell me about humanity. But more we went into a very detailed description of intimate relationships with children, he lost me. Not that this is not important, not that this is something to be quiet about. It's a difficult subject of which there is a need to talk but also there is a need to have in mind the audience of this book. But that wasn't the worst. The whole chapter about depression was absolutely not for me and I completely missed the point. The end of the book came out as a nice summary and it seemed as the author concluded the first chapter.
It's not a book for everybody. Definitely, it's not a self-help book.