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2.5 stars
Hm. I'm kind of torn between knowing I'm one of the twentysomethings who needed this kind of kick in the pants to figure out my life instead of counting on things working out some day, and annoyance at the author's patronizing attitude toward a highly-generalized demographic. A lot of the anecdotes seem exaggerated for dramatic effect, or else they lose believability in representing an aggregate of twentysomethings.
The abundance of statistics demonstrate that a lot of research was done, but (based on study specifics and the nature of experimentation) I'm not sure all of them were as conclusive as they were made out to be; there's also underlying assumptions that most readers are financially relatively well-off (or have parents as a safety net), want to get married and have biological kids, et cetera.
Although I believe life advice by definition can't be one-size-fits-all, that seems to be the approach this book takes. It's also somewhat alarmist, which lowkey irritates me. But there is some good advice, and I think I'm intelligent enough to isolate that and forget the rest.
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CONVERSION: 7.5 / 15 = 2.5 stars
Prose: 6 / 10
Intellectual Engagement: 3 / 10
Credibility: 7 / 10
Organization / Structure: 4 / 10
Emotional Impact / Interest: 3 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 2 / 5
Hm. I'm kind of torn between knowing I'm one of the twentysomethings who needed this kind of kick in the pants to figure out my life instead of counting on things working out some day, and annoyance at the author's patronizing attitude toward a highly-generalized demographic. A lot of the anecdotes seem exaggerated for dramatic effect, or else they lose believability in representing an aggregate of twentysomethings.
The abundance of statistics demonstrate that a lot of research was done, but (based on study specifics and the nature of experimentation) I'm not sure all of them were as conclusive as they were made out to be; there's also underlying assumptions that most readers are financially relatively well-off (or have parents as a safety net), want to get married and have biological kids, et cetera.
Although I believe life advice by definition can't be one-size-fits-all, that seems to be the approach this book takes. It's also somewhat alarmist, which lowkey irritates me. But there is some good advice, and I think I'm intelligent enough to isolate that and forget the rest.
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CONVERSION: 7.5 / 15 = 2.5 stars
Prose: 6 / 10
Intellectual Engagement: 3 / 10
Credibility: 7 / 10
Organization / Structure: 4 / 10
Emotional Impact / Interest: 3 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 2 / 5