Twitter summary: An audiobook about the Bomber Mafia of WWII.
The good: I started listening to this audiobook without knowing anything but that it is about WWII. This book was written to be an audiobook and I definitely understand why — it was as though I was listening to a podcast, not a book. Gladwell and his production company (Pushkin) did a marvellous job bringing the story to life. I am constantly amazed by our past and this story is no exception.
The bad: I need to educate myself more about WWII; there was so much destruction given the introduction of the atomic bombs… I did not have the prior knowledge to fully appreciate the complexities of the story. Yes, any listener can easily follow along and be immersed but I felt it was only surface level. Not to fault the audiobook since it’s entirely on me yet, unfortunately, some of the details went in one ear and out the other.
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