Jeneration X

One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner

By: Jen Lancaster

Narrated by: Jen Lancaster

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

In Such a Pretty Fat, Jen Lancaster learned how to come to terms with her body. In My Fair Lazy, she expanded her mind. Now, the New York Times best-selling author gives herself - and her generation - a kick in the X, by facing her greatest challenge to date: acting her age.

Jen is finally ready to put away childish things (except her Barbie Styling Head, of course) and embrace the investment-making, mortgage-carrying, life insurance-having adult she's become.

From getting a mammogram to volunteering at a halfway house, she tackles the grown-up activities she's resisted for years, and with each rite of passage she completes, she'll uncover a valuable - and probably humiliating - life lesson that will ease her path to full-fledged, if reluctant, adult.

©2012 Jen Lancaster (P)2012 Penguin Audiobooks

Critic reviews

“Jen Lancaster is in a master class when it comes to infusing books with wit and charm.” (Sarah Pekkanen)

"Jen Lancaster has the kind of scathing wit that makes you wish she was your best friend but thankful she's not your new neighbor." (New York Times best-selling author Carrie Ryan)

"She's like that friend who always says what you're thinking - just 1,000 times funnier." (People)

Consistent Jen Lancaster

If you like Jen Lancaster's other works, you'll definitely like this one. The only difference, Jen actually narrates this novel. I felt she did not do as well narrating the book as well as prior narrators. However, the storyline still kept me interested and I couldn't wait to get into my car to listen to.

Super Jen Lancaster Fans Be Warned...

If you are a huge Jen Lancaster fan like me (read all her books (sometimes twice), read ALL of her blog entries (again with the sometimes twice), I have even gone to a book signing, you are going to be a little disappointed to recognize ALOT of the stories that are in this book. I love hearing her read them but because I have already read them myself (sometimes twice...ok alot of times twice) I feel like I am hanging out with a friend who is telling me the same stories over and over and when she starts one I'm like, "Do I stop her and tell her I have heard this or be polite and just let her tell me again?"

That's the ONLY reason for the 3 stars.

If you are new to Jen or are maybe less familiar with her work ....you will love this!

As Always Jen Delivers a great read!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I love this author, she shares the same humor in life as I do. I feel like I am reading a page from my life when listening to her....an easy way to pass my long distance driving to college!!

What did you like best about this story?

It's Hilarious

Have you listened to any of Jen Lancaster’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have only read her other books, which are also great!!!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laugh hysterically with this author.

She is hilarious!

Jen Lancaster is one of my favorite writers - laugh out loud funny and easy to relate to!

Entertaining Read

I enjoyed reading and listening to the audible version on the book simultaneously. However, there is one thing, the footnotes make me anxious when using the app while reading because sometimes they are read and sometimes they are skipped. I don't know if they weren't important, or if they were just missed. Most of them are humorous additions to the statements referenced, and are worth pausing to read on your own before continuing with the audible app, if the app didn't read that particular one. That's not to say that i am not perplexed at why some of them are read and some are not. 🤔 Great book. Ready to move on to another one of the Jen Lancaster books that I haven't yet read, and hope that by the time I have finished reading them all a new one will be out!

Laugh-out-loud funny!

Would you consider the audio edition of Jeneration X to be better than the print version?

Yes, hearing it in the author's voice made it even better than reading it -- she is hilarious!

Any additional comments?

Hysterical!! I listen while I drive and continually laughed out loud -- made the drives fly by!

Overall, a decent book

I love Jen Lancaster's books but I thought this one was just ok. It wasn't nearly as funny as the other books. Maybe it was because I wasn't reading it but was rather listening to it. Either way, she came off as a spoiled little brat at first but then it lightened up a little later on.

I've been waiting for Jen to read her own work! :)

I love all of Jen's books - so much so that I have seriously contemplated buying all of the e-books and audiobooks, in addition to the hard copies that I already own. This is the first one that I have bought a "double" of, and it's 100% because Jen X is self-narrated. It's true, this book does have many stories that already appeared on her blog, but I am totally ok with that, and here's why:

1) Hearing her stories in her voice adds a whole new layer of hilarious to them.
2) It is much easier for me to share a funny story with a friend when all I have to remember is "Chapter 2" instead of "What on earth was the title of that blog post again? Something about her dogs... but damn it, there's 500 dog stories on here! Oh forget it, it was really funny and that's all you need to know."
3) My all-time favorite blog story is included, which resolves number 2, above. (I believe the blog post was titled "The Evolution of a Bad Idea.")
4) If you have been to one of Jen's readings/signings, this book is a great way to relive them. If not, it will give you a taste of how she sounds and how she "thinks" her stories.

I really hope that Jen continues to narrate her books, even if it means I will have to spend twice as much money on each book from now on.

Happy listening!

PS - If you are a first timer, two of my favorites from Jen are My Fair Lazy and Bright Lights, Big Ass - check them out too!

Great way to Spend the Afternoon!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely! I loved this book and laughed out loud many different times!! I was not familiar with jen's work before listening to this book and look forward to listening to more of her work in the near future!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Jeneration X?

Oh my gosh... hard to choose! She is so honest and straight forward- that is what love most! But I guess if I had to pick a moment, one of my favorites would have been the little letter she wrote to curry... or when she got her hair done in texas... or when she talked about fletch re-doing her dresser... or...

Any additional comments?

i've noticed that she doesn't always read her own work... bummer!! she was a fantastic narrator and i really enjoyed listening to her tell all of her own stories!

Jen should be X'd

I generally like Jen Lancaster's book when I read them myself, but listening to her read her own book is not fun. I listen to a lot of audio books now and she is only the second one that I haven't liked. What's interesting about that is the other guy also read his own book. I would suggest a professional voice talent. Jodi Picoult has great readers, you might want to invest in someone like them. I am only in chapter 2 but not sure I can listen any more. 😬