X Saves the World : How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking

from kristenn

Pieces like this drive my Gen-Y boyfriend crazy, but I enjoyed it. The author is five years older than I am, but from the same music/fashion subculture. So it's mostly fun as a nostalgia trip. The sociological analysis is more tongue in cheek. Slamming the boomers is as easy as it is common. He d...

from justjill

From Doc Martens and Nirvana to YouTube and Stephen Colbert this book is a fun ride through the X-scape. A little nostalgic, a little hopeful, a lot fun

from coconutmacaroon

I expected to love this book, but it was so self-indulgent and pretentious. Reading it felt like such a pointless waste of time that I returned it to the library after skimming a few chapters.

from dmcolon

I expected a lot out of this book and was pretty disappointed. As an Gen Xer myself, I somehow thought this book would speak to me, but in the end the book was as self-indulgent as Gordinier claims the other generations to be. I guess I just don't want anyone praising our generational cadre -- it...