quiet

i haven't done any book reviews on my blog in a while. not because i haven't been reading, but because i haven't been blogging. but i just finished quiet by susan cain and i can't stop thinking about it.

as the subtitle indicates, it's a book about introverts and some of their underappreciated qualities. i'd heard some great reviews about it around the web and since i'm married to an introvert, i thought it would be an interesting read. i finally got a copy from my library.

i've often thought that it would be fascinating to be able to get inside randy's brain for a day and see how he thinks. i feel like this book completely opened my eyes to how randy's brain works. being married for seven years has taught me a lot, but this put it all into concrete terms and helped me make sense of it. i told randy that it's like a manual for how to be a better wife and mother (although i had already guessed as much, this book made me realize that diane is a major introvert as well). it also made me realize that i'm much more of an introvert than i had realized and gave some great insight into those aspects of my personality.

i'm forcing randy to read it. right from the outset, cain indicates that her main goal in writing this book is to help introverts to feel more confident about their introversion, since the rest of the world often makes them feel inferior because of it. i really think that randy will enjoy reading it. i'm even considering buying a copy, which is high praise indeed coming from me.

i think everyone would benefit from reading this book. if i had a bookclub (it really pains me to write that), it would be my next pick. i'm dying to discuss it.

can you tell i liked this book?