rebus's review
4.5
A perfect summation of the generations that may one day surpass the Boomers as the most spoiled and entitled narcissists in human history. Ignore the one star reviews. They all come from said narcissists who lack self awareness, the ability to hear constructive criticism, the ability to integrate that and change, and the intellectual capacity to accept information that flies in the face of the bubble of their worldview, as a result of being coddled by parents who told every failure they were great. I hope they had fun collecting all of those participation trophies!!
joannavaught's review against another edition
5.0
this is one of those books (like the tipping point or omnivore's dilemma) where, once the person has inserted the crux of their argument into your brain, you can't stop thinking about it and seeing it everywhere. friends, expect me to cite this book in conversations, if i haven't already.
yukongold's review against another edition
1.0
Hands down the worst book I’ve ever read. I was required to read this pile of garbage in 2007 as part of an English 101 class in college, and I’m still mad at my alma mater about it. In addition to being condescending, arrogant, snarky, and poorly researched, the information contained in here is both mostly incorrect generalizations AND outdated due to the detrimental economic forces subjected on Millennials since 2007 (though the latter isn’t the fault of the author, it is nonetheless a reason to not read the book in 2020). I see that since I read this utter drivel, the author has written another book-length diatribe against Generation Z, and I imagine that she will be forever writing an exercise in narcissism about each subsequent generation and why she’s better than them. If I were stuck on a desert island with only this book to read, I would still use it as kindling. Avoid at all costs.
raquel_reading_stuff's review against another edition
3.0
Informative and really good for explaining points of view on the attitudes of millennials– yet by halfway through I just really wanted to be done. Too much data, too many facts and figures, same argument (very important argument, though!), and it go boring.
But I was so happy to see these thoughts and theories about millennials published– "you're a special snowflake who can do anything because anything is possible" is hurtful!
But I was so happy to see these thoughts and theories about millennials published– "you're a special snowflake who can do anything because anything is possible" is hurtful!
readingwithemmett's review against another edition
1.0
I could not get through this book.
I was reading this for a class, and had to take notes on it. I ended up just looking up quotes online to finish the assignment. By doing so, I realized that it was a good thing I didn't actually read the rest of the book because it was very repetitive. I also could not get into the writing style used by the author. There was a lot of unnecessary information that I didn't really care about.
If I was not required to read this book, I wouldn't have gotten past page 2.
I was reading this for a class, and had to take notes on it. I ended up just looking up quotes online to finish the assignment. By doing so, I realized that it was a good thing I didn't actually read the rest of the book because it was very repetitive. I also could not get into the writing style used by the author. There was a lot of unnecessary information that I didn't really care about.
If I was not required to read this book, I wouldn't have gotten past page 2.
lincolncreadsbooks's review against another edition
This is my debut anthology. I'm not rating it because it's my book and that wouldn't be fair, but you can check out the website at http://ourshadowsspeak.lincolncrisler.com for info on the two new anthos I'm reading for now... you can get this book as a free PDF or a cheap paperback. If you do read it, please rate it on the site. Thanks!
saralopolis's review against another edition
1.0
I thought this book was interesting. I picked it up because I usually read fiction but I am trying to include more non-fiction in my reading and according to the author, Jean Twenge, I am a member of GenMe, so what the hell.
This book started out really good, really hopeful and positive about GenMe-ers but about after the introduction everything just went downhill. Everything just seemed to get worse and worse for this generation and the out-look was bleak. Most of the information was outdated when I read it, the book being published in 2006, well anyway it made me more and more anxious as I continued to read. And yet I did continue to read, although it got harder and harder to continue as I neared the end. I don't know, I did find some of the studies that were included to be interesting, but I wouldn't recommend this book.
This book started out really good, really hopeful and positive about GenMe-ers but about after the introduction everything just went downhill. Everything just seemed to get worse and worse for this generation and the out-look was bleak. Most of the information was outdated when I read it, the book being published in 2006, well anyway it made me more and more anxious as I continued to read. And yet I did continue to read, although it got harder and harder to continue as I neared the end. I don't know, I did find some of the studies that were included to be interesting, but I wouldn't recommend this book.
mustirufatoshsu's review against another edition
3.0
It’s probably kind of late to read this book in 2019, it’s outdated for today. I live in a country that the effects of the impose of American culture’s have been felt for the last 15 years. What happened in the USA is happening in our country almost 20 years later, especially for mid and upper class. The author compares the differences between generations but I am not satisfied about the explanations of the reasons of those changes.
leilaniann's review against another edition
3.0
The author did an amazing amount of research for this book but her writing was all over the place. She brought up some good points she went no where with and others she spent way too much time repeating herself about. One point I do think is true is that younger people's expectations of what their life is going to be like has been very skewed by mainstream media. I say this from my own experiences as well! No, we can't do anything we set our mind to. Not everyone gets to do everything they want, just a select few.