Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and Daniel Torday for the opportunity to read and review this timely book. 3.5 stars.
This book centers on the generational divide between millennials and boomers and is told in 3 different voices. Cassie is a younger millennial who left her Ohio family, changed her name, and reinvented herself in NYC. She gets hired at an emerging internet content firm. She's a bassist in a band and is in an on/off relationship with Natalie as well as Mark. Mark is a bit older - in his early 30s - also a musician. He works as a journalist but eventually loses that job. His relationship with Cassie also ends and he winds up living in the basement of his parent's house. Mark starts a revolution online blaming the boomer generation for all that is wrong - they have all the jobs that should be going to the millennials, they are materialistic, on and on. Julia is Mark's mom - she was a rebellious musician in her youth and is not sure how she wound up being a suburban wife and mother.
I loved the thought-provoking elements in this book. Being a boomer myself and having 2 millennial children, there was a lot to ponder. However, none of the characters were especially likeable and the book felt a bit slow and plodding at points. Still an interesting read.
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