Private Citizens

A fine book by an anxious man.......more

Tony Tulathimutte knows what you're going to think about his debut novel. He knows you're going to read the premise -- four over-privileged, over-indulged Stanford grads fuck up their lives in quintessentially millennial ways -- and roll your eyes. He also knows that after nearly every chapter you'r......more

I loved reading this hopelessly self-aware, wonderfully erudite, and viciously satirical novel about a quartet of earnest, screw-up millennials. This book is wall to wall observations, asides and digressions on the nature of personal identity in a digital age. It’s almost too clever by half and I ha......more

I'll admit that the premise of this book didn't immediately hook me. Reading self-conscious accounts about how ridiculous my generation is generally grates on me -- I don't need to be reminded of how hypocritical and narcissistic millennials can be. When I first dove in, my initial fears were confir......more

So of the many book clubs I’ve involved myself with, one stands out as the oldest and perhaps best. We rotate hosts, and to avoid a tragedy of the commons situation, whoever hosts supplies all the food and wine (occasionally beer and liquor, as well), and gets to select three books that the group ma......more