Discover Well-Read Black Girl Books and the projects reshaping publishing →

Book Summary and Reviews of Introvert Power by Laurie A. Helgoe

Introvert Power by Laurie A. Helgoe

Introvert Power

Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

by Laurie A. Helgoe

  • Readers' Rating (1):
  • Published:
  • Jul 2008, 288 pages
  • Rate this book

About this book

Book Summary

Roughly half of Americans are introverts - people who thrive on solitude and the inner world of ideas and meaning. Introvert Power introduces readers to the idea of introversion not as a hurdle to overcome, but a personal attribute to embrace. Laurie Helgoe shows readers that they don't need to adapt and blend into the loud, outgoing extroverted portion of America. Instead, they can find ways to thrive as they are, to use introversion not as a weakness but as a source of power.

Introvert Power outlines common introversion misconceptions, explores America's views toward intro- and extroversion, and discusses how readers can become authentically and confidently introverted. Helgoe, an introvert herself, addresses the wildly varying degrees of introversion and guides readers toward making the most of their inner energy.

Membership Advantages
  • Reviews
  • "Beyond the Book" articles
  • Free books to read and review (US only)
  • Find books by time period, setting & theme
  • Read-alike suggestions by book and author
  • Book club discussions
  • and much more!
  • Just $60 for 12 months or $20 for 3 months.
  • More about membership!

Reviews

Media Reviews

"Starred Review. The author's voice is vivid and engaging....readers will find much insight, as well as a comforting sense of being understood and validated." - Publishers Weekly.

This information about Introvert Power was first featured in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. The reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author and feel that they do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, send us a message with the mainstream reviews that you would like to see added.

Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.

Reader Reviews

Click here and be the first to review this book!

Membership Advantages
  • Reviews
  • "Beyond the Book" articles
  • Free books to read and review (US only)
  • Find books by time period, setting & theme
  • Read-alike suggestions by book and author
  • Book club discussions
  • and much more!
  • Just $60 for 12 months or $20 for 3 months.
  • More about membership!

More Information

Membership Advantages
  • Reviews
  • "Beyond the Book" articles
  • Free books to read and review (US only)
  • Find books by time period, setting & theme
  • Read-alike suggestions by book and author
  • Book club discussions
  • and much more!
  • Just $60 for 12 months or $20 for 3 months.
  • More about membership!

Read-Alikes

Read-Alikes Full readalike results are for members only

If you liked Introvert Power, try these:

  • The Swift and the Harrier jacket

    The Swift and the Harrier

    by Minette Walters

    Published 2023

    About this book

    A sweeping historical adventure set during one of the most turbulent periods of British history--featuring a heroine you'll never forget...

  • The Devil and the Dark Water jacket

    The Devil and the Dark Water

    by Stuart Turton

    Published 2021

    About this book

    A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.

  • The Mercies jacket

    The Mercies

    by Kiran Millwood. Hargrave

    Published 2021

    About this book

    After the men in an Arctic Norwegian town are wiped out, the women must survive a sinister threat in this "perfectly told" 1600s parable of "a world gone mad" (Adriana Trigiani).

We have 11 read-alikes for Introvert Power, but non-members are limited to three results. Join free to see the complete list of recommendations.
Search read-alikes
How we choose read-alikes
Membership Advantages
  • Reviews
  • "Beyond the Book" articles
  • Free books to read and review (US only)
  • Find books by time period, setting & theme
  • Read-alike suggestions by book and author
  • Book club discussions
  • and much more!
  • Just $60 for 12 months or $20 for 3 months.
  • More about membership!

BookBrowse Book Club

Book Jacket
When No One Else Will
by Amanda Skenandore
1940s Chicago nurse risks everything at an illegal women’s clinic during a high-profile trial of courage and sisterhood.

Members Recommend

  • Book Jacket
    Look What You Made Me Do
    by John Lanchester
    A propulsive tale of intergenerational tension and revenge from the Booker Prize nominee.
  • Book Jacket
    Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young
    by Zayd Ayers Dohrn
    Son of Weather Underground radicals recounts life on the run and decades of revolutionary struggle.
  • Book Jacket
    The Jellyfish Problem
    by Tessa Yang
    A marine biologist rescues a Maine island menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish in this inventive debut.
Who Said...

When all think alike, no one thinks very much

Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!

Book
Trivia
  • Book Trivia

    Can you name the title?

    Test your book knowledge with our daily trivia challenge!

Wordplay

Solve this clue:

Q S, S

and be entered to win..

Your guide toexceptional          books

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.