“According to Pew Research Center, the youngest millennials, born in 1996, will turn twenty-four in 2020. The oldest, born in 1981, will turn thirty-nine. And population projections suggest there are now more of us in the United States—73 million—than any other generation.”
This book started out as an article with the same title authored by Helen Petersen. I read the article so many times when I first saw it's title because it rang so true and felt so incredibly validating! When I saw there was a book, I went and requested the ARC as quickly as I could.
So much of this novel resonated so deeply with me. I found myself compulsively nodding my head along in agreement, and then shaking my head in disbelief! The chapter on millennial parenting, I read 3 times over. If you have been around me at all this year, I have probably found some unnatural segue to bring this book into the conversation. It is something I want to read again to fully absorb all of it. I found this book to be both educational and morbidly entertaining-- it felt entertaining at the cost of my generation which makes for a funny-because-its-true sense of entertainment, rather than a funny "HAHA" kind of entertainment.
My only real complaint is the book seemed a little bit padded. Some of the content felt stretched a little farther to make up a whole book, but honestly this minor flaw won't keep me from reading it a time or two again. If you are a millennial, or someone who wants to understand millennial, I highly recommend this. I learned so much while also feeling so seen!!!!
🏅🏅🏅🏅 4/5 stars
Can't even was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Can't Even is out now on bookshelves near you!
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