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A review by annisavalerie
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
2.0
I'm going to be honest...I had a really hard time getting through this book. Sometimes it seemed more like a history book than a book about introversion. The reason why I want to read this book is to recognize myself in described situations, possibly with tips and tricks for the quiet introvert in a loud extroverted world. So personally, I don't want whole chapters on history or business.
Each chapter is a narrative piece about an introverted person who has been important to the world as we know it today. While I was looking for a book about how introversion works and how to move in an extroverted world, I found a book that praises various introverts who have brought change. Sometimes it seems as if the book is an advertising series to prove to extroverts that 'introverts are important people too!!!'. Or that introverts can also achieve something, despite their introversion. Unnecessary in my opinion, like knocking on an open door.
More often I felt like I was reading a research paper that I had a hard time getting through than a book I read because I found it fun or interesting.
And don't get me wrong, the message is still an important one to get out in the world (and I hope every extrovert will understand and learn someday), but I just had different expectations.
Each chapter is a narrative piece about an introverted person who has been important to the world as we know it today. While I was looking for a book about how introversion works and how to move in an extroverted world, I found a book that praises various introverts who have brought change. Sometimes it seems as if the book is an advertising series to prove to extroverts that 'introverts are important people too!!!'. Or that introverts can also achieve something, despite their introversion. Unnecessary in my opinion, like knocking on an open door.
More often I felt like I was reading a research paper that I had a hard time getting through than a book I read because I found it fun or interesting.
And don't get me wrong, the message is still an important one to get out in the world (and I hope every extrovert will understand and learn someday), but I just had different expectations.