So I am reading this and I am not digging the quotes from Fox News. I hate Fox News. They are not fair and balanced that is a joke lol. I really don't like the style of this. I feel like Taylor is talking down to the reader as he writes this nonfiction book. While he incorporates pop culture in it to captivate his audience, he really doesn't do anything that makes me feel like I want to keep reading. I feel like he repeats things that are obvious to me as a millennial and after what I've read from this class.
It is just annoying to me that none of this is new information. I also am upset that he stops after the silent generation because I think it would have been super interesting from him to just talk about the Lost Generation as they would be a really good comparison to the Millennials.
I figured chapters 1-3 would be a recap, which is why I didn't assign the whole book. He doesn't dig deep enough in his social-cultural commentary of Millennials. In reviewing the books for this class, this one at least provided some statistical data, and the articles and videos we watched provided the most social cultural commentary and analysis. Here's a link about the Lost Generation from the BBC website. I wonder if it's worthwhile to cover this topic the next time this class is taught or if it would be too much. Tell me what you think: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/outcomes1_03.shtml
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