title: Blink
author/editor: Malcom Gladwell
reviewed by: Frances

I was attracted to Malcom Gladwell's BLINK through a review. According to the reviewer, it seemed to be about tracking the workings of intuition. I thought there might possibly be a way that allowed a person to use one's intuitive senses more consciously. I was eager to look into this possibility.

I picked up the book at the library just before JK and I started one of our many road trips. Since he thought the topic interesting, I began reading the book to him. During car rides, over dinner and while I washed dishes, we took turns reading aloud. Thus, we read and discussed the entire book.

I learned not only about the mechanics of my intuition, but also learned interesting research on detecting couples who will stay married and those who will not. I read of why and how policemen sometimes kill an innocent person, and even how a new singles' adventure, speed dating, can work well in finding a mate!

A reader cannot scan or skim this book for it's essence. It's not a scientific "how to" book. Blink tells its tale indirectly - the way one's unconscious often works.

I found the book both interesting, entertaining to share with my husband and thoughtful. I recommend it to anyone interested in tracking their unconscious, or intuition.

Frances adds, "Gladwell also wrote The Tipping Point. During the time I was reading Blink aloud to my husband, I saw Tipping in a bookstore. I paged through it, reading snatches here and there. Though written in the same story-like fashion, its content was nothing I have interest in."

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