Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club)
Books | Psychology / Emotions
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Susan Cain
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • The author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet explores the power of the bittersweet personality, revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing heartbreak in order to live life to the fullest.“Bittersweet has the power to transform the way you see your life and the world.”—OPRAH“Grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go.”—BRENÉ BROWN, author of Atlas of the Heart“Susan Cain has described and validated my existence once again!”—GLENNON DOYLE, author of Untamed“The perfect cure for toxic positivity.”—ADAM GRANT, author of Think AgainLONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, MashableBittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. If you’ve ever wondered why you like sad music . . . If you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . . If you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . . Then you probably identify with the bittersweet state of mind. With Quiet, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now she employs the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow and longing, and how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life is the true path to creativity, connection, and transcendence. Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain, whether from a death or breakup, addiction or illness. If we don’t acknowledge our own heartache, she says, we can end up inflicting it on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know—or will know—loss and suffering, we can turn toward one another. At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways.
Mental Health
Psychology
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Author
Susan Cain
Pages
384
Publisher
Crown
Published Date
2022-04-05
ISBN
0451499808 9780451499806
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"I really like Susan Cain and her first book Quiet so wanted to read this. She says the journey started when she wanted to understand why we like “sad” music. Really, the emotion of being said is pretty misunderstood. It helps you reflect, appreciate, and learn. I did enjoy this book but at times it didn’t flow as well as her previous book. "
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Sheldon Rapoza
"This book covered what bittersweetness is and how different individuals navigate that. It also explores how we need bittersweetness in our lives in order to live it to the fullest. If we don’t recognize our sorrows and accept them, then we will never truly be fulfilled. There will always be a void, in ourselves, that we won’t be able to fill. The author conveys her own disappointments in her life and displays how broken she was and how her pain never fully goes away. However, she also established a recognition of how much more beautiful the world is when we deal with these issues because they make us more appreciative of what we have. This book also opened my eyes to “happy melancholics”. Before this book, I was not aware that many individuals describe themselves this way."
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Bella Coulter
"I love this book so much…haven’t read a book that makes me think so much about myself and well, pretty much everything. This is one of those books that just changes you. Loved it. "
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Christopher Vincent
"Absolutely beautiful "
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