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)

Jen Lancaster does it again!

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

Yes! I love listening to this book. The way it is written, and with it in audio form, it is like hanging out with one of your friends.

What other book might you compare Jeneration X to and why?

It is another Jen Lancaster book but, bitter is the new black is awesome!

What about Jen Lancaster’s performance did you like?

I like how real she is. No Political Correctness here. Just states it the way she sees it.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A day in the Life of Jen

Any additional comments?

Once you start reading her books, you want to read them all. They are very addicting!

Really funny and relatable!

Love the narration by the author, and the stories are hilarious. Great light listening for my commute home from work!

Can't get excited about finishing this book

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I have read many of her books. I am listening to this one. I should probably finish it to see if she grows up in the end. It's a sad reminder of the popular attitudes that are shaping our culture. Don't get me wrong. I like snark. But I don't like to bathe in it. This didn't make me laugh as much as I had hoped it would. So if you only get through Thanksgiving, try a few more chapters to see if it gets better.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I have enjoyed reading Jen Lancaster's earlier work. This one was over the top for me.

Did Jeneration X inspire you to do anything?

I'm inspired to tone down my own melodrama because I can see how tiring it can be for my audience.

AMAZING AS ALWAYS!!

If you could sum up Jeneration X in three words, what would they be?

PEE PANTS FUNNY!

What does Jen Lancaster bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

LISTENING TO THE AUDIO BOOK GIVES THE WHOLE THING A MUCH MORE PERSONAL FEEL. ITS SO EASY TO GET LOST IN THE STORIES AND FEEL LIKE YOU ARE JUST SITTING BACK LISTENING TO YOUR BEST FRIEND. JEN IS AN EXTRODINARY STORY TELLER!

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

I LAUGHED, I CRIED, I PEED MY PANTS.....

Any additional comments?

I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF JEN'S FOR A LONG TIME. SHE IS AMAZINGLY FUNNY AND DOWN TO EARTH. I HAVE NEVER MET HER, BUT FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN BESTEST OF FRIENDS SINCE CHILDHOOD. READ ALL OF HER BOOKS, YOU WONT REGRET IT!!

Classic Jen Lancaster!

I have read and loved every one of Jen's memoirs, and this is no exception. Laughed out loud. Shook my head. Loved every minute of this audiobook.

If this is the voice of my generation...

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I can't help but feel that I might like this book better if I were reading it rather than listening to it. After 30 minutes, I felt like she was a really annoying friend that was taking up to much air in the car. You know, THAT girl, who feels like she has to have everyone's attention when she tells her story for a little too long and with over-the-top negativity.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jen Lancaster? Why or why not?

Not really.

How could the performance have been better?

I think it would have been better is the tone had been toned down. The words do the work and don't need the additional vocal heavy lifting.

Just ok

Any additional comments?

This is a quasi-humorous book by an author who seems to really have nothing much to say other than to continually remind the reader/listener that while she used to be poor, she is now very successful. So, we are told about how she gets to go all over the country on her book tour, how she lives in an expensive house in the woods with rich neighbors down the street, about her estate planning problems, and on and on. Frankly, it was all very self-congratulatory and off putting. And... not particularly funny.