Outliers Book Review Essay
Preface:
“Out·li·er \-, l ( )r\ noun
1: something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body
2: a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample”1
3: a novel which, unlike other novels, produces no useful information nor places an impact on the reader’s cognition of the world around his or herself Mr. Malcolm Gladwell has always been a hero of mine—from wishing as a kid that I had his convivial hair in which begged to be patted , to wanting his mindset and brilliance in my modern days: I believe he is one of the most influential people on earth (also claimed by Times magazine). Unfortunately, after reading his recent novel Outliers: The Story of Success, a deterrence of his validity and perfection within the art of leadership is evident. What Out-lies About Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success? Throughout the book, Gladwell walks us through the lives of several outliers: from death-defying places like Roseta, to geniuses like Chris Langan and Bill Gates, to comeback corporations and successful companies built by Jewish immigrants. Outliers manages to output multiple theories upon success, all the while providing example after example of how people and places came to be outliers; this novel is a series of true stories where opportunities elicit success. Gladwell didn’t write this book for the sake of telling stories—he noticed a trend in the successes of all outliers, and felt that the world needed to see through his eyes; the effort he put into his book is apparent and you can feel it as you read it. However, in the end, it’s what the readers get from the book that matters. Malcolm Gladwell writes that “there’s no such thing as a self-made man and that super achievers are successful because of their circumstances, their families, and their appetite for hard work,”2 basing his entire novel upon that ideology. He executes the explanations of the theories fluently and
“Out·li·er \-, l ( )r\ noun
1: something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body
2: a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample”1
3: a novel which, unlike other novels, produces no useful information nor places an impact on the reader’s cognition of the world around his or herself Mr. Malcolm Gladwell has always been a hero of mine—from wishing as a kid that I had his convivial hair in which begged to be patted , to wanting his mindset and brilliance in my modern days: I believe he is one of the most influential people on earth (also claimed by Times magazine). Unfortunately, after reading his recent novel Outliers: The Story of Success, a deterrence of his validity and perfection within the art of leadership is evident. What Out-lies About Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success? Throughout the book, Gladwell walks us through the lives of several outliers: from death-defying places like Roseta, to geniuses like Chris Langan and Bill Gates, to comeback corporations and successful companies built by Jewish immigrants. Outliers manages to output multiple theories upon success, all the while providing example after example of how people and places came to be outliers; this novel is a series of true stories where opportunities elicit success. Gladwell didn’t write this book for the sake of telling stories—he noticed a trend in the successes of all outliers, and felt that the world needed to see through his eyes; the effort he put into his book is apparent and you can feel it as you read it. However, in the end, it’s what the readers get from the book that matters. Malcolm Gladwell writes that “there’s no such thing as a self-made man and that super achievers are successful because of their circumstances, their families, and their appetite for hard work,”2 basing his entire novel upon that ideology. He executes the explanations of the theories fluently and