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A review by annmariereads
Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen
4.0
Lord have mercy, this book made me tired. I mean, I already was tired, but it made me come to terms with how tired I am and WHY.
I adored Petersen’s other book, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud so I knew I would really enjoy this one as well.
Petersen delves into the history of labor laws that created the modern workplace, the specific burnout of those involved in the gig economy, why we scroll on Instagram to “relax,” the pressure to have a curated life, and basically the way we were brought up to be perfect and go to college even though it saddled so many with crippling debt.
This book is fascinating and feels thorough. But it could get a little heavy reading this, understanding my own burnout and reading about the hardships of other millennials. I would read a chapter or two and then put the book down for a little while. I think it actually worked pretty well that way.
I love all the input from other millennials as I was reading. Yes, Petersen can just tell us these concepts, but the personal interviews and the author’s own stories really pushed the points home.
Also, this book came out before the pandemic and there were several times I just kinda laughed and said, “giiiiirl, just you wait.”
I adored Petersen’s other book, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud so I knew I would really enjoy this one as well.
Petersen delves into the history of labor laws that created the modern workplace, the specific burnout of those involved in the gig economy, why we scroll on Instagram to “relax,” the pressure to have a curated life, and basically the way we were brought up to be perfect and go to college even though it saddled so many with crippling debt.
This book is fascinating and feels thorough. But it could get a little heavy reading this, understanding my own burnout and reading about the hardships of other millennials. I would read a chapter or two and then put the book down for a little while. I think it actually worked pretty well that way.
I love all the input from other millennials as I was reading. Yes, Petersen can just tell us these concepts, but the personal interviews and the author’s own stories really pushed the points home.
Also, this book came out before the pandemic and there were several times I just kinda laughed and said, “giiiiirl, just you wait.”