Review: Raw Authenticity at its Finest
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
Full disclosure: I’m an “old” person, a 30-something business owner and your average go-getter trying to create a future for myself and my family, while not losing my identity. I read this book because I wanted to understand my own reaction of abhorrence to the millennials I see doing nothing, producing nothing, going nowhere. They’re the ones that sack my groceries, that smell like weed, that never seem to be contributing. This is the opposite of me entirely, but I’m an honest enough and curious enough person not to judge, but to learn what the source of the millennial generation is. This book provided me with the answers I was seeking and the understanding I was hoping for. I get it now.The voice of the author is as authentic and joltingly honest as I’ve ever read. At first, I was shocked by it and the wide array of topics the author covers, from religion, to drugs, to virginity, to how to break and enter, to flatulence. This book is like walking into an art gallery expecting to see the works of Van Gogh and instead seeing a gallery of Salvador Dali paintings and an entire wall of risqué nudes. And then, just when you think you’re offended enough, you see the beauty in the Dali’s and the nudes and realize it was your own worldview that was short, that was cramping you and making you uncomfortable, not the honesty of Dali and nudes.The author’s writing style is engaging and raw, completely non-traditional and not at all cliché. The author wrote this book his way, which is a work of art in itself and consistent with the types of topics covered.My only advice to you when you read this book is this: finish it. Wait until the end, until you’ve read all, and then spend a few days letting the author’s wisdom sink in before deciding how you feel about this book. And by all means, if you’ve ever wanted to understand teenagers, young adults, why society is what it is, read this book. The truth will blow your mind.