Millenials and the Moments That Made Us - A Cultural History of the U.S. from 1982 to Present.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. From the publisher

Description A generation on the move, a country on the brink, and a young author's search to find out how we got here. Millennials and the Moments That Made Us is a cultural history of the United States, as seen through the eyes of the largest, most diverse, and most disprivileged generation in American history. The book is a relatable pop culture history that critiques the capitalist status quo our generation inherited - a critical tour of the music, movies, books, TV shows, and technology that have defined us and our times.

I read this book in hopes of understanding millennials and my niece and nephews and their mindset about why they (and their parents who indulge their every whim) think that they are invincible and that the world should cater to them and their timeline. (ditto the mindset up the few are far between millennials I run into at work as they are usually too busy taking selfies to listen to any adult in their midst).

I knew from page 18 that I was in for ridiculousness when the author quoted Jay-Z and his theft of the quote from “Annie” about a hard knock life. Rap and hip-hop "music" isn’t singing, people … it’s not lyrical: it’s talking to music and Shakespeare is rolling in his grave. Racism isn’t a new thing, either --- read up about the Civil War. I abandoned this book and its self-absorbed prattle less than 50 pages in --- a book written by a millennial about how great and wonderful and all-powerful millennials are is ironic. My niece and nephews, in the rest of the family’s opinion (save their parents), are the most self-absorbed people on the planet and this book will do nothing to make them or anyone else of their generation look any better.