I think this is a good overview of the impacts of bullying, including not only quantitative data about those impacts into adulthood, but also interesting qualitative case studies regarding that impact. It's useful as a starting point for understanding some of the factors that have been found in the research to be relevant to victimization or perpetration in bullying as well as how such experiences affect relationships and social behavior in later life. I left the book interested in a more specific angle on bullying, relevant to myself as well, as some of the qualitative studies involved shifts from homosociality to heterosociality in bullying victims depending on the gendering and gendered experience of the bullying. Given that bullying occurs in childhood, it may coincide with critical periods in the formation of a gendered sense of self and engagement in sexual interest and exploration. It would be interesting to see how the bullying experience interacts with burgeoning psychic forces and drives during this period to influence developmental trajectory in these areas.