What the dog saw

Thus is titled Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book. I don’t know about the dog, but what I see is a very poorly written book. It is almost as if Gladwell decided “Alright, I have had a good run with 3 decent books, let me put out a crappy one now and see how many people  fall for it”.

I had some apprehensions when I read Outliers, Gladwell seemed to be presenting fairly obvious principles in a different manner, so that suddenly they seem like startling truths. However his presentation was good and the book was pleasant to read

This is not true of What the dog Saw. The book offers no insights. I started yawning from page one and the feeling lasted throughout the book. I heard him described in some quarters as one of World’s most influential thinkers. I don’t consider him as a thinker, he is more a collector of interesting facts and statistics.

At the other end of the spectrum, I read Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin ‘Einstein’ Varghese by Sidin Vadukut. The story of a mediocre MBA graduate’s life in a mediocre consulting firm. Very light to read and absolutely hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed it !!