Quiet

Even though we are all composites of many personalities, studies say about a third (even 30-50%) of us are introverts. And this subgroup has continuously been losing their foothold in this (western) world that about 100 years ago started to move from a culture appreciating character to a culture appreciating personality. Cain's book chronicles this cultural change and its repercussions, dissects what defines introversion and extroversion (most important: introvert does not equal shy), presents us with introverts struggling and with introverts succeeding in this world favoring the loud, the chatty, the spontaneous.

The book is clearly written pro-introverts and therefore has a very soothing characters for those of us falling into this category. I would define it as a pop-science comfort read, trying to heal some wounds and telling you it's okay to be quiet and to not want to be the life of the party.