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bookblatherQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain
Book club book again, but, you know, it's been on the list for a while so I was glad to get the chance.
You've probably heard of Quiet. It's one of those books that was on everybody's nonfiction list for a while (and for all I know still is; I haven't been paying much attention). It is, more or less, exactly what it says on the tin: a paean to the power of introverts and the strengths to be found in introversion in a world that seems like it's all about extroverts.
Or, at least, the Western world is. Cain does note that this heavy emphasis towards extroversion seems to be a purely Euro-American thing, and talks about the Chinese lean towards introversion. She's not saying, I hasten to note, that the Chinese are the only ones who lean culturally that way, just that those are the people she was talking to.
Cain is pretty good about not generalizing, and pretty good about stating her research limits. I like that about this book. I also found it very well-written and generally easy to read. I do think it could have been shorter: there were times I felt that Cain was hammering the same point in repeatedly in order to meet wordcount. I also felt that it was very one-sided. Well, of course it is, it's in the title. I actually didn't have a problem with this, but members of my book club did, so I thought I ought to bring it up.
It's a good book! I'm glad I read it. I don't think I'll be rereading it any time soon, but I'm glad I read it this time.
Fuck Fascists Factor: 2--fascists have slight problems. Introversion as presented in this book is all about self-reflection and thinking things through, which they don't tend to like.
Book club book again, but, you know, it's been on the list for a while so I was glad to get the chance.
You've probably heard of Quiet. It's one of those books that was on everybody's nonfiction list for a while (and for all I know still is; I haven't been paying much attention). It is, more or less, exactly what it says on the tin: a paean to the power of introverts and the strengths to be found in introversion in a world that seems like it's all about extroverts.
Or, at least, the Western world is. Cain does note that this heavy emphasis towards extroversion seems to be a purely Euro-American thing, and talks about the Chinese lean towards introversion. She's not saying, I hasten to note, that the Chinese are the only ones who lean culturally that way, just that those are the people she was talking to.
Cain is pretty good about not generalizing, and pretty good about stating her research limits. I like that about this book. I also found it very well-written and generally easy to read. I do think it could have been shorter: there were times I felt that Cain was hammering the same point in repeatedly in order to meet wordcount. I also felt that it was very one-sided. Well, of course it is, it's in the title. I actually didn't have a problem with this, but members of my book club did, so I thought I ought to bring it up.
It's a good book! I'm glad I read it. I don't think I'll be rereading it any time soon, but I'm glad I read it this time.
Fuck Fascists Factor: 2--fascists have slight problems. Introversion as presented in this book is all about self-reflection and thinking things through, which they don't tend to like.
