Overview:

 

Diana Jackson’s 33 Secrets from the Life of an INFJ covers fifty-seven concepts associated with the INFJ, the rarest Myers Briggs Personality Type. Confused? Just kidding; the book contains thirty-three chapters, just as you’d expect from the title. Some of these 

concepts include positive sides of the INFJ type, whereas others discuss flaws in the type. Here are a few examples of the different topics: Demanding of Self, Dislike of Noise, Cautious, Intelligent, and so on. The book itself contains 66 pages (if only my textbooks had only 66 pages) and addresses an audience with at least a basic knowledge of INFJs.

 

 

Insights: 3 out of 5 stars

 

Some of the information you could easily access on the Internet, but, let’s face it, welcome to the 21st Century. A few of the topics in the book you could simply skip over because they, as hot topics, people often discuss them on blogs and so forth. However, many of the chapters explore ideas that most INFJs have never considered before. It feels like a whole new world and a new fantastic point of view. As an INFJ myself, I would say the insights seemed mostly spot-on, and I might have freaked out a bit reading one of the chapters because the concept amazed me. (I won’t tell you which one. Don’t want to ruin it for you. I know people hate spoilers. By the way,

Dumbledore dies, and Darth Vader is Luke’s father.)

 

 

Readability: 4 out of 5 stars

 

If this book has anything, it has organization. Jackson doesn’t mess around when it comes to structure. Each chapter consists of four sections: Positive, Negative, In Relationships, and At Work. Of course, as an INFJ, I would say Jackson clearly knows her audience. It’s almost as if she wrote a whole book about us! Oh, wait, she did. Anyways,the clear and uncomplicated organization endears her to us INFJs. Readers can easily find and skim sections. Also, she writes cleanly and concisely, so you will easily understand her meaning.

 

 

Value to Price: 5 out of 5 stars

 

I bought the e-book through Amazon for .99 cents. You can’t really beat a price like that. When you compare the inexpensive price to the quality of the insights and organization, I would label the book as a bargain overall. Be warned, however, that readers must pay more for an actual hard copy of the book. Plus, you would most likely not find this book at a local bookstore, so if you want a hard copy, you 

might have to work a bit harder for it.

 

 

Customer Reaction: 4.3 out of 5 stars

 

According to Amazon, customers rated the product fairly high at 4.3 stars out of 5. One reviewer echoed my earlier sentiments by explaining, “Some of the book was scarily accurate, while other parts seemed to have missed the mark.” Despite the mix results content-wise, the customer continued, “It was a quick read and I will review what I highlighted in the future.” Another reviewer explained that Jackson “was able to capture complex aspects of an INFJ’s everyday life,” which another customer agreed by saying, “Excellent for INFJs who desire for self-knowledge,” and the author has a “great and light sense of humor.” Keep in mind that, despite the high rating, only six customers reviewed the product on Amazon. Of course, with such a low population of INFJs, should we really feel that surprised?

 

 

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars

 

Okay, so we could not consider the book Shakespeare by any means (which actually might make a few of you happy), but the author manages to analyze thirty-three topics with a fair amount of depth, organize the material well, and create a light and easy read. As a bit of an INFJ-nerd, I would suggest the book has material that you wouldn’t find for free on the Internet.(That must be why her book got

 published. Who would have thought?) Her book has a few flaws, particularly its sometimes general topics, but overall Diana Jackson’s 33 Secrets from the Life of an INFJ succeeds in enlightening individuals on the main problems and blessings of the INFJ type.