Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga KhazanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Full disclosure: I received an advance copy of Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan from the publisher in exchange for possibly writing a review.
Do you ever feel like an outsider? Are you the one bucking some trend? Have you ever used "weird" to describe yourself? Would "fish out of water" be a good way to describe your life? If you answered yes, this book was written for/about you. I thoroughly enjoyed this book because I self-identify as weird. I'm not ashamed to let my freak flag fly and so, it was entertaining to read the stories of others doing the same. I think she found an interesting mix of people from various walks of life. You can probably find at least one of them relatable.
I subscribe to The Atlantic, so I wasn't really surprised that this was so well-written. I did go back and see how many of Olga Khazan's articles I had read (not really paying attention to who wrote them at the time). Not surprisingly, I'd read most of them. Now, I will be looking for articles from her.
This was also great to read after taking an introduction to social psychology class during the stay-at-home order because it references much of what I learned. It really helped me further understand many of the concepts. So even if you aren't really weird, you might like learning more about people who are.
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