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Quiet loudly spoke to me, a self reporting introvert. I deeply related to the descriptions in the book and found validation and simply an explanation of how I have felt for years... it just made sense. I liked the very basic terms in which she described the key differences between extroverts and introverts: extroverts feel drained by alone time while introverts re-energize during solitude. This might as well have been a description of my husband and myself; on days off I relish the time to read, go for a walk, watch movies, take a bath, while he has cabin fever after a day home alone. I think I liked that it gave me an excuse, a real physiological reason, to enjoy my time alone and why, even after a fun party or a month with a booked calendar of enjoyable activities, I feel the need to hole up by myself for a bit to "regroup". The explanations for the cultural shift from valuing introversion to valuing extroversion at the beginning of the book gave a wonderful context for the rest of the book and really helped me to better understand why our culture is the way it is.
There were a few things I didn't care for as much. I believe if I were an extrovert reading this book I would be borderline offended at some parts. Perhaps a sister book needs to be written for the extroverts in our world, because I could see this book coming off as condescending. I also hate the trend in books to either 1.) not provide endnotes or 2.) to provide endnotes but not number them. This book falls into the second category; yes, at least it provides explanations but what is the use if they are not marked? Just a rant from an introverted reader...
There were a few things I didn't care for as much. I believe if I were an extrovert reading this book I would be borderline offended at some parts. Perhaps a sister book needs to be written for the extroverts in our world, because I could see this book coming off as condescending. I also hate the trend in books to either 1.) not provide endnotes or 2.) to provide endnotes but not number them. This book falls into the second category; yes, at least it provides explanations but what is the use if they are not marked? Just a rant from an introverted reader...