Talking To Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

    I bought my brother Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell around a year ago. It didn't take him long to finish, and when he gave the book to me to read, it was covered in sticky notes. He had gone through and marked all the interesting points in the book, and there were a lot. I recently got to reading it and was constantly amazed with every word. Malcolm Gladwell changed my perception of myself and everyone around me. 

    The structure of Talking to Strangers is much different from any book that I have read before. Malcolm Gladwell discusses a few main topics or behaviors regarding interactions with peers throughout the book. For each topic he will describe popular events where  and picks apart each action made by the characters in the event. It was incredible to see him take these events and inspect them in ways that I've never considered. He often pointed out the flaws in the people's perceptions of strangers and it surprised me. There are so many situations that seem would have been a lot simpler had assumptions and viewpoints been different. Malcolm Gladwell also introduced some studies where the behavior was observed in a more controlled environment and once or twice invites you to participate too. 

    I loved reading Talking to Strangers because Malcolm Gladwell discusses social science in easy terms. Throughout the whole book I was able to keep up, though I did have to go back and look up names of people and places a few times. What is also great about his book was it was entertaining to read. He paces the book out so new insight and studies are frequently introduced and you are never stuck reading the same thing in different wording (like I find mind and mental health books tend to do). I would recommended reading this book, I had lots of fun reading it and hope you will too. 

Thanks for reading!

 - Sophie A.