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3083600 No.3083600 [Reply] [Original]

hi /lit/
i'm wondering if anyone here has read the book of susan cain
i liked her tedtalk probably cause i'm an introvert myself:

http://7vize.com/video/susan-cain-power-introverts

but still not sure if i should buy her book so i would like like your guys view on it first so i can make a descision

>> No.3083670

guess no one here has read her book?

>> No.3083677

we're too shy to say, in case someone comes out of the woodwork to insult our tastes

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3083684

Speaking of TedTalks, I really liked the one by Elif Shafak, whom I love but who never gets mentioned here.

[Also, Wikipedia refers to her stuff as postmodernist, though I don't see how that makes any sense - unless they literally mean "after modernism."]

>> No.3083689

Haven't read it.

But I'd totally tap that. Just in case you were wondering.

>> No.3083701

never seen the tedtalk of Elif Shafak,
so will certainly look her up

>> No.3083703 [DELETED] 

>>3083670
I'm on the verge of ordering. Probably next week, I will.

>> No.3083762 [DELETED] 

i'm on the verge of ordering aswell but wouldn't mind some critisism from people that have actually read the book. :)

>> No.3083776 [DELETED] 

accidently removed your previous post Franz ;) plz forgive me ..

>> No.3083909

i'm on the verge of ordering aswell but wouldn't mind some critisism from people that have actually read the book. :)

>> No.3083944

So you've heard all the promotional stuff. Now find yourself a critical review, preferably academic. If there's no such thing, search out the amazon reviews for mediocre ratings. See what specialists and the targetted masses have to say.
Going by the title, the reference to TED, and Cain's professional background, I'd say it's some pop-sci trash meant for people that assume they/their children are introverts to feel good about. (How exactly can people whose focus lies away from the world be important to that world? I am assuming she means this in an economic sense as well, btw).