- The core of this book focuses on strengths and be weaknesses and weaknesses can be strengths.
- As in his earlier works, Gladwell oversimplifies a number real world events to fit his theories.
- Chapter titles and sub-headings sound like click-bait from the Internet.
- Overall, this is a thought-provoking work that should be read with a critical mind.
Monday, November 30, 2015
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
- Even after finishing this novel, I feel like I still don't know the main characters.
- The book is divided roughly into two sections, each one devoted to each main character's point of view.
- Overall, the novel was enjoyable, even if it didn't live up to all of the hype.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The Mare by Mary Gaitskill
- This is Black Beauty for adults.
- In this novel Gaitskill looks into where the best intentions intersect with real-world conflict based in privilege and opportunities.
- With short chapters, this novel is a quicker read than it appears.
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
- This novel falls on the literary end of the spectrum for romance novels.
- This novel focuses on characters focusing what they really want in life, and who they want to be in their lives.
- The main characters' resilience is the center point of the novel.
- With four narrating characters, the audiobook becomes disjointed.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Orphan Number Eight by Kim van Alkemade
- This book explores the impacts of medical testing on children.
- The main character is permanently scarred by medical testing as a child. As an adult, she encounters the doctor who led the experiments.
- Within the first 40 pages, the plot of the novel is fairly clear.
- While the novel addresses a gruesome topic, it felt safe and even somewhat hokey.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
- Having heard horror stories of online dating, I was curious to hear what Aziz had to say. (I'm thankfully I missed the introduction of online dating.)
- The book is a balance of sociological research and Aziz's humorous commentary. All together this makes for an interesting read.
- As an audiobook narrated by Aziz, my experience reading the book felt like Aziz's stand-up on the topic of dating.
- As Aziz fans would expect, there were numerous references to delicious food throughout the book.
The Dead Student by John Katzenbach
- Katzenbach explores the world of addiction and recovery through several characters in this book.
- Although I rarely read mysteries, this one is appealing given the well-developed characters.
- The two main characters research the past of a recently deceased relative.
- The last half of the book gets really dark (e.g. scenes that reference the Saw movie franchise).
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