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It's a Wonderful Lie: 26 Truths about Life in Your Twenties

2007Caprice Crane

2.7/5

I admit I didn't read the entire book cover to cover, but it's a collection of essays, so I figured I could get away with it. Each essay tells of the trials and tribulations of being a recent college grad in today's world. It was a little one sided as all the essays were written by female authors. Despite the biased perspective, I still found it comforting to read about how disappointing it was for other people to graduate from college and find out that no one cares. Even twenty-somethings with degrees struggle in today's job market, and find that the success that both they and their parents expected is unrealistic. Adult relationships are hard, managing money, housing, and finding a career is harder. And happiness? Let's not even go there. It's not just me, and there is an entire generation out there that feels misled and lost. The women who wrote these essays are more or less satisfied with where they are now, and that's encouraging. But they're mostly in their thirties now, which means I've got at least four years to go...
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