Steven Barker

I got through the first part of this essay collection and well into the second before pausing at these sentences: "I had money in my savings account and didn't have any debt, so losing my benefits wasn't going to put me on the street. I was confident my bachelor's degree was enough to land me an entry-level office job, or I could always go back to delivering pizza. If things really went south, I could get a loan from my folks" (106).

Now, in the preface, Barker does admit that he isn't a traditional Millenial in that his arrested development isn't due primarily to economic failures, but rather because of the choices he made to explore creative writing while doing temp jobs. Still, I find it somewhat frustrating to read yet another book about a middle-class white man and his self-imposed struggles. I want to see more books written by Ashleys and Melissas.… (altro)