Editorial Review
Written by a self-confessed introvert, this fun-to-read handbook is a slightly wacky yet truly heartfelt look at the richness introverts experience in their inner worlds. Practical and guiding, it is a road map for how those experiences can be better understood, appreciated, and shared by introverts and extroverts alike.
The book dispels the wrongly held belief that introverts are victims of depression or some other unhappy state and reveals how introverts experience the usual range of human feelings, including joy and contentment. Helpful advice teaches introverts how to excel in areas where their personality is a benefit as well as how to find the inner strength to negotiate an extroverted world and stand up for themselves and each other.
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Customer Reviews
Poorly written 
2006-11-03
I found the book confusing. I think an old fashioned outline would have helped the author focus on her points. The book may not have been aimed at my age group.
The Happy Introvert 
2006-10-16
I highly recommend The Happy Introvert -- it is a great and useful read. The author has a fresh, lively and down to earth way of looking at what it means to be introverted, Her approach serves so many goals: stimulating the creative process, encouraging introspect and self appreciation, enhancing parenting skills and communication, and furthering our empathic understand and sense of humour for our wonderful differences.
The Happy Introvert is filled with nuggets of wisdom and insight which can only increase the pleasure and appreciation of our good fortune of being born an introvert. And shed light on our life experiences. One example is the difference in "processing time" needed between introverts and extraverts-- illuminating for me the basis of my general frustration in group discussions.
Would that it was required reading for both introverts and extraverts--think of the multitude of miscommunications which could be avoided if each better understood the other's verbal and body language, their needs and world view!!! The many cartoons are a delight, and add a further dimension. I will NEVER again apologize for being introverted.... thank you Ms. Wagele, where ever you are!
"The Happy Introvert" is the Friendliest Book I Have Ever Read 2006-10-09
"The Happy Introvert" is the Friendliest Book I Have Ever Read.
I feel I've made a new friend and the friend is me. I thought I knew who I was but I was being overly influenced by this extraverted culture we're a part of. This book helped me appreciate the positive sides of myself more by pointing out the many potentials we introverts have. And I thank the book for explaining the neurological basis for introversion and extraversion in a clear and interesting way. I've already used some of her suggestions and found them to be very practical.
I had a lot of misconceptions about this subject before I read
"The Happy Introvert." The clever cartoons hit the nail on the head. I can't wait for her next book.
A Visual and Intellectual Delight 2006-09-16
The title tells it all. The verbal sketches are fine and fun, and the drawings, cartoons, are a pure delight. In short, you don't have to have the stamina of someone who reads Proust or Jung to ride the wave of this wonderful exploration of the inner life of those whom the more "out there" types call introverts. And if you're an extrovert, you'll love to open to a great cartoon and share it with the lady behind you in the checkout line -- or the cashier.
not what I expected 
2006-07-30
As an extreme introvert, I must say that I should have stopped with,
"The Introvert Advantage" by Marti Laney. The Happy Introvert, was just not well written, nor did I find it truly humorous. I definitely related better to Marti's book and found it much more helpful. It sounded like it was only the author's personal opinion and definition of what an introvert is, and was disappointed I couldn't relate to it.
Just ok 2008-04-30
This book was alright, but I think the author could have elaborated much more. The book seemed too short. Cartoons were kinda fun. The author is not very eloquent. I believe that this book would be better suited to a middle school or high school level reader... a very good gift to an introvert in secondary school. Also, the book does alright at telling you a little about introverts and extroverts, but there wasn't much as far as what to do about it. The quizzes were annoying. I would instead highly recommend The Introvert Advantage.
hated it 
2007-03-20
Take a psychology class or something similar instead of buying this book. Waste of money. Very childish writing and very little new information.
Happily Looking Inside the Happy Introvert 2006-12-26
Reading this book by a wonderfully creative introvert was an absolutely fascinating and useful experience. As an extrovert, who has many introverted friends, I found Liz's insights especially helpful in understanding relational "issues" when they arise. Her cartoons are delightfully amusing, and when studied closely playfully provide many additional insights into the soul of the type. I also enjoyed the eclectic smorgasbord of details and data that only an Enneagram Point Five can so skillfully incorporate into the feast. Her range of interests and knowledge is truly awesome. So read, learn, and enjoy!
Happily recommended 2006-12-14
Sing quietly to yourself for joy. In The Happy Introvert, Elizabeth Wagele shows by example the fun an introvert can have. Sly, smart, and elegant cartoons, quotations, research, humor and more gently lead the reader to the realization that alone is not necessarily lonely but just a good place to play. Elizabeth Wagele makes me smile. Now I'm a happy introvert too! Highly recommended for pure delight.
Intuitive and revealing 2006-12-12
This book is both charming and educational. I recommend it to anyone
curious about how the traits and motives of their friends and non-friends are
formed. The author has thoughtfully researched and presented a logical way of
comprehending the conflicts of personalities with gentle humor. Elizabeth Wagele's
map for self-exploration and understanding is engaging and not at all daunting. She
encourages us to embrace and not fear that deep mysterious world we all harbor and to rely
upon it as a source of rejuvenation and knowledge. Introverts are too often made to
feel socially inadequate and vulnerable. This book is a clear call for both introverts
and 'extraverts' to find the simple satisfaction and harmony that abides intuitively
within us all.
