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Title: 13th Gen : Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? by William Strauss, R.J. Matson, Ian Williams, Neil Howe ISBN: 0-679-74365-0 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 23 March, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.55 (29 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: From the viewpoint of young 13ers, we were offended.
Comment: A book filled with random quotes and cartoons throughout the text is filled with information agreeable and disagreeable to us. We felt that our generation is materialistic and the concept of "premature affluence" was relevant. We agree that the older generations think we are "dumb, slackers." We disagree with points such as 13ers being drug-addicted and having no future careers(just McDonalds Workers). The book isn't about our age group. It is generalized on certain groups of kids in our generation(the bad kids). We recommend that the book be updated. It is more about the older part of our generation than about us(mostly about teens of the 80s). Overall, we didn't agree or like the book 13th Gen.
Rating: 4
Summary: Some great quotes in here...
Comment: I bought this book when it first came out because, well, I don't remember why. I think it had something to do with Coupland's Generation X book and the whole notion of actually being a part of some 'generation'. This book seemed a good way to find out what that actually meant. And it did help me to understand the idea of a 'generation'.
It's kind of a quirky book, with a curious layout of sidebars containing quotes from individuals, from books and movies, experts and other pop culture references and statistics, that seem to drive home the point the authors are striving toward. Unto that end it is a great package.
The book is important as it gives a voice to a generation living life under the shadow of the 'Baby Boomers'. These are voices that appear fresh with time and it is great to see them in print.
Revisiting this book almost ten years it seems, though, that the book was trying too hard. It got ahead of itseld in trying to sum up a generation (made up of individuals who didn't realize they were actually a generation!). It seems to me that it was (and still is) a marketing label, a way to define individuals in order to 'target' them. This, in my opinion, is the end result. Looking back at it and the 'hipness' of the narrative voice and the layout, they were trying to market the book without appearing to market the book, trying to be 'hip' without appearing to try to be hip.
While the book does a remarkable job of compiling statistics and nailing down the 'whys' of 13th Gen (more accurate than the term Generation X) behavior, in the end the book doensn't help to explain me (born within the years 1961-81) too much at all. It is good for some nostalgia but it feels a bit outdated. It ultimately fades into oblivion with an overabundance of pop culture defintions, cliches and general and generic observations. It seems that we (or is it just me?) have moved on.
I give it four stars for its readability, interesting statistics/quotes and its historical value.
Rating: 5
Summary: I finally understand myself!
Comment: After long being accused by writers as being "slackers" and "apathetic," finally a book comes along that explores Generation X in the historical context of being the 13th Generation - an exploration that forces the reader to reconsider their opinion of our misunderstood generation. Mr. Strauss explains that no generation can be defined in a vaccuum. Instead one must understand the preceeding generations as well as the social, political, and economic forces in place during the growth of a generation. Furthermore, generational characteristics and the social, political, and economic environment is cyclical, a theme which he explores in a later work, The 4th Turning.
As a member of the 13th Generation, I knew I was different than my parents and much different than my younger siblings (all members of the Millenium Generation). I went to an elementary school where the classrooms had no walls and students were asked how they "felt" and facts were discouraged. The free-swinging 70's found Playboy and Penthouse in parent's bedrooms, available for the neighborhood kids to sneak and explore. I have been through 2 family divorces and now have 3 half siblings and 3 step siblings - 2 of whom are named Jeff. I have always felt a little lost and very much alone. Reading this book helped me to understand more about myself, without giving me too many "outs" to excuse my life choices. Instead, Mr. Strauss provides facts (and yes, a little opinion)so that myself and other 13ers may rethink our role in society (we're not all slackers) and begin to make our mark in history.
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Title: Generations : The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 by Neil Howe, William Strauss ISBN: 0688119123 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 30 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Fourth Turning, The by William Strauss, Neil Howe ISBN: 0767900464 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 29 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Millennials Rising : The Next Great Generation by NEIL HOWE, WILLIAM STRAUSS, R.J. MATSON ISBN: 0375707190 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: When Generations Collide : Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work by Lynne C. Lancaster, David Stillman ISBN: 0066621070 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Boomers, Xers, and Other Strangers: Understanding the Generational Differences That Divide Us by Kathy Hicks, Rick Hicks ISBN: 1561796778 Publisher: Focus on the Family Pub Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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