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Quiet. The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Community Reviews back

by Susan Cain
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bobsburgers23
bobsburgers23 rated it 10 years ago
Solid book, though I would have liked to read about a world where introversion is the norm. It also feels like it was written for extroverts, if I can say that. I thought it was well organized, but it did seem a bit thin on the examples, conclusions and suggestions. Also, I wish there was a thing ab...
Goat Heads and Sand Burrs, P. Kirby's Reading Blog
"Introverts UNITE! Separately, in your homes."A book that strokes my ego, tells me it's okay to love my solitude, and assures me I'm full of awesome. (Sings song from The Lego Movie: "Everything is awesome; Everything is cool when you're NOT part of a team.") Works for me.Nope. Teams aren't my thing...
Couscous
Couscous rated it 10 years ago
Dieses Buch hat mich wirklich sehr beschäftigt. Ich bin selbst sehr introvertiert und mich mehr oder weniger selbst beschrieben zu sehen – und das ohne den Beigeschmack von „ganz normal ist das nicht“ fand ich geradezu befreiend. Welcher Introvertierte hat nicht zu hören bekommen „geh doch aus dir r...
Her Fine Eyes
Her Fine Eyes rated it 10 years ago
DNF: I can't do it. I can't finish this book. I'd heard a lot of good things about Quiet from people in the publishing industry. In fact, many authors and editors consider themselves to be introverted, so perhaps that's why this book sang to them. I made it a little over 50% through. The scien...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 10 years ago
A lot of this made me nod and blush and think about how I react to people and how I behave and makes a lot of sense to me. She also gives a lot of examples about how introverts are not valued by society but should be and that they should be accepted and helped as kids to find how to use their voice...
ebooks are my thang
ebooks are my thang rated it 10 years ago
I found it to be somewhat anecdotal and not the inspiration I was looking for.
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 11 years ago
Susan Cain is a disillusioned Wall Street lawyer, now author, promoting her book. Publishing is an industry dominated by liberal thinkers. Is it small wonder that a book that demonizes Wall Street and other aggressive type industries/corporations would be championed by those same liberal devotees, t...
Emad Attely [The Book Nerd]
Emad Attely [The Book Nerd] rated it 11 years ago
What a tedious book!This book is extremely boring! It's 352 pages long, but I felt like it is a fuckin* MILLION pages long!!!! I wanted to hold the book in my hands and shout at it "QUIET! QUIET! QUIET! QUIET, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!!!"It's just a book full of boring extrovert/introvert stories!But, to be...
The Story Seeker
The Story Seeker rated it 11 years ago
I think that when we strongly believe something we tend to acknowledged the research that prove out theories and dismiss the ones that don't.This book is a very black and white sort of book, putting introverts in one place and extroverts in the other. Not only once during this book did I feel that e...
asandwich
asandwich rated it 11 years ago
It’s taken me weeks - and four separate drafts, including this one - to actually write this. Problem being, whenever I started trying to discuss this book, I invariably found myself writing huge paragraphs about my own past experiences. You’ve been good to me, Goodreads, and I don’t want to spoil it...
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