OVERVIEW
This is only the second Malcolm Gladwell book that I have read. The other is "The Tipping Point," which I read fairly soon after it came out. But this book, unfortunately, is not "The Tipping Point, Part II.
It was a disorganized audiobook, but there were good topics to research and verify.
OVERALL REVIEW: 4.0 stars
Writing: 4.0 stars
The writing is good - Malcolm can write! But there were so many of his opinions, interpretations, and viewpoints in the book. It just didn't work for me with all the "Malcolmisms".
Narration: 4.0 stars
Malcolm has a nice voice for narration.
The guitar music playing in the background made it difficult for me to concentrate. As a segue between chapters, it would have been fine. But there was music with the narration - audiobooks do not need a soundtrack.
Character development: 4.0 stars
There weren't characters per se, but there were characters within the stories. Having real people or actor-portrayals of these individuals was a nice touch.
I disliked that the information was not presented in one chapter and done. It just was ill-conceived and messy.
Memorable: 4.5 stars
This audiobook gave me little tidbits of information I want to independently verify and research. The narcotic prescription three-part form was something that interested me due to the correlation to opioid epidemic deaths.
Entertaining/Educational: 4.0 stars
I feel like this book was a jumping point to dig in deep into many of the topics covered: Los Angeles bank robberies, Miami Medicare fraud, opioid crisis, "Poplar Grove" high school suicides, corporate boards, Harvard's rugby team, Will & Grace and "Holocaust: The Story of the Weiss Family", and COVID pandemic.
Book cover: 4.0 stars
Okay.
Book title: 4.5 stars
True, but not true.
DEFINITE recommend
Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) borrow: audiobook
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
8 hours, 25 minutes
Little, Brown, and Company
Release date: 10/1/2024
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL)
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Suicide, gun violence, drug addiction, medical content, genocide, classism, racism, pandemic
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
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