Yes, it's definitely a type -- that I recognize in myself! (Though Liz's arc in QC then moved on to her meeting some of the main cast, being huge assholes to a couple of them, and learning from this, which has made her less relatable to me.) The plot also made me think of William Sidis, who was the same story in the early 20th century (I read a biography of him when I was a kid, it was fascinating) and might have actually been an inspiration for "Man on the Mountain".