tofuprincess 's review for:

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay

2.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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I was really excited to read this book, but it just made me feel panicked and confused! The premise lacked nuance, and demanded a rigid conservative idea of success. It did not address that people experience different barriers to this “success” based on their socioeconomic status, race, gender, sexual orientation, where they live, etc. It seemed to paint anyone who lived a non-traditional lifestyle as secretly sad and screwed. I would have been more convinced if there was more research cited throughout. Instead, it feels full of anecdotal evidence, and only mentions research that doesn’t show the methods used to create that data, or where it comes from. At best I was skeptical, at worst I felt doomed.