Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never (Hardcover) by Jen Lancaster

from howifeelaboutbooks

This is the type of writing I want to do. Or, to clarify, the type of writing I want to get paid to do. Lancaster is hilarious in a casual way, and is honest about her weight, her laziness, and her penchant for spying on her neighbors. It makes me want to be her best friend. I read the book in ab...

from LibraryCin

This is another of Jen's memoirs. In this one, she is sharing her lessons learned as she tries to grow up and be an adult. I really enjoyed this! One particular chapter had me laughing so hard I was crying, having trouble breathing and I scared my cat, who was wondering what the heck was wrong wi...

from lauriebrown54

I picked this book up off the library 'new books' shelf on a whim. I don't often read humor books, but the description sounded fun- a late coming of age story. I figured I'd read the book a little at a time, in between bouts with a history of China book. Instead, I found myself addicted, ignored ...

from bonniemarjorie

3.5 starsIncredibly enjoyable and had me busting a gut, but...I could have done without the constant feeling of déjà vu since I read about half the stories on her blog already. She did expand on the stories in her book, but still, needed more new stories.

from lkernagh

I had no knowledge of Jen, or her previous books, before I picked this one up. This was a fun, pop-culture, reality-check kind of read. It helps that Jen and I are almost the same age, so her references to things like Rick Springfield, Teen Beat, etc were strong teen memory twigs for me. She is a...