While it occasionally veers into self help territory, this book has given me a much better understanding of introversion. My takeaway from this is not to think negatively of introversion, especially coming from a culture where the women are expected to be extroverted. It's okay that I just don't want to be around people sometimes. I will never be the genius that Ms Cain makes out most introverts to be, as I have known other introverts like me who are not so smart or creative. I also understand better that it's necessary to fake it sometimes, much as I despise subterfuge. Recommended.