A review by lydiapresley
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Bittersweet is the first book I've read by Susan Cain, having completely bypassed Quiet (probably due to the amount of people I knew reading it and getting their summaries). I picked this title up, though, because my father's passing has really caused me to reflect inward and start to identify those moments of memory throughout each day as those of bittersweetness.
I really enjoyed Cain's exploration of the American need for super-positivity and the shying away we do of the "loser" culture. I see this reflected when I speak to my students about the lessons we learn from failing--but now I'm feeling like tackling "losing" as an idea on the classroom as well.
All this to say that this book has started me on a path to recognize and accept the loss of my own. To sit and embrace my own feelings of sadness without feeling the need to perform for others that I am "okay." I highly recommend this book as a thoughtful, slow meditation on what it means to be vulnerable and to show, embrace, and even celebrate the sadness in ourselves.
I really enjoyed Cain's exploration of the American need for super-positivity and the shying away we do of the "loser" culture. I see this reflected when I speak to my students about the lessons we learn from failing--but now I'm feeling like tackling "losing" as an idea on the classroom as well.
All this to say that this book has started me on a path to recognize and accept the loss of my own. To sit and embrace my own feelings of sadness without feeling the need to perform for others that I am "okay." I highly recommend this book as a thoughtful, slow meditation on what it means to be vulnerable and to show, embrace, and even celebrate the sadness in ourselves.