MixedLibrary JournalCombining memoir and case study, Schaefer examines why so many millennials have delayed, or failed to attain, the hallmarks of American adulthood: completing their education, purchasing a home, marrying, achieving financial independence, and having children ... While the author is aware of, and discusses, her relative privilege, she makes statements that require further examination ... The book would benefit from a closer examination of the ways in which these assessments hinge on socioeconomic and geographic assumptions. The author is more successful when describing her own life and those of the individuals and couples in her case studies. She connects their individual challenges and circumstances to the broader narrative about the difficulties millennials face when they reach adulthood ... This book will appeal to those who enjoy human interest stories and non-judgmental writing about the millennial generation.
