Earlier today, The Guardian’s website asked readers to submit questions which Stephen Fry would then relay to Malcolm Gladwell when the pair meet next week. Gladwell , you see, is currently publicizing his latest book, David and Goliath, on the topic of underdogs and overcoming adversity. Following a quick scroll through the page’s comments section, it becomes frightfully clear that not everybody is a fan of Gladwell’s work:

I believe that this is what is usually referred to as a backlash. By any standards, these comments are far from flattering with much of the criticism based on particular details of Gladwell’s life and work outlined here. I am interested to see if any of these awkward questions are in fact relayed to Mr. Gladwell. I would guess not.