tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post4198355717489946979..comments2023-09-25T12:01:02.591-04:00Comments on The Literary Word - Book Reviews: Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto by Anneli RufusCharlene Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780533933122108482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-85597645749975832382012-04-16T06:00:26.261-04:002012-04-16T06:00:26.261-04:00This book struck close to home for me, and I reall...This book struck close to home for me, and I really enjoyed it. I'm comfortable enough in my introversion ... my "lonerism" ... not to need a defense for it. But I'm glad this book exists -- not just for my loner brothers and sisters, but for the great mass of extroverts who can't understand why we're so "shy," and why we seem to enjoy -- how sick! -- our time alone. In a world which seems convinced, as the author puts it, that the only things worth doing are things done with other people, her proud declaration that we're perfectly well adjusted, "just not to their frequency," is a deeply welcome one.Luxembourghttp://raisingselfesteem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com