The text offers a basic explanation of introversion. It might be a decent introduction for someone new to the topic, but I found it a bit too basic to be interesting.

However, the illustrations were great! Very funny and often relatable, and in one or two cases, usefully thought-provoking. ( )

Validating for introverts and possibly educational for others

I've enjoyed INFJoe's cartoons when they pop up on social media so I decided to check out his book.

Lots of comics here I haven't seen before (they may be original to the book or I might have missed them) all relatable and amusing. The text does a good job summarising introversion and I believe it will work as a validation exercise for any introvert, or as a way of explaining our perception and challenges to others. ( )

Text Don’t Call is a perfect little book on the care and feeding of introverts, for introverts and the people who live and work with them. An excellent gift idea for World Introvert Day (January 2). I’ve enjoyed following INFJoe (Aaron Caycedo-Kimura) on Instagram, and many of his illustrations are contained in this book. If you are feeling “people’d out” after the holidays, escape into this book and then leave it about for others who you think need to read it. ( )

My personality type is ISTJ (Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging). I have always known I am introverted but ok with it. Thus, the reason I tend to only have a small group of very close friends. Also, being an introvert is another reason that I have always found solace in books. They have taken me to many places and allowed me to meet tons of characters. Due to the other traits I possess; thus another reason why I could relate to conversations being awkward as I do tend to thinking and process data in my head before I react or speak.

This book really does help explain an introvert. Many like us can relate to lots of things in this book. Also, it gives those "extroverts" an inside look into an "introvert". Which when they say opposites attract, it is not really the case with these two types. Well maybe not so easy. I have some friends that are extroverts but it took me a while to warm up to them and their big personalities. I do open up more and can find myself being a bit of an extrovert around them but when we get together out in public, I tend to revert back into myself. There was an illusion that I could really relate to that had my husband agreeing. It was the "Introvert Illusion". It goes like this: Sometimes we want to be left alone. Sometimes we want to be included. Most of the time we want to be included with the option to be left alone. Anyone who is an introvert will enjoy this book. ( )