Generation X

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Twentysomethings Andy, Dag and Claire have cut themselves loose from their hometowns and live in adjacent cottages in Palm Springs, California. Oppressed by the successes of their yuppie elders and by a sense of their own "futurelessness," the trio juggles their anxieties, their diminishing expectations and their cynicism. With Generation X, Douglas Coupland changed the way people viewed an entire generation, while coining such unforgettable terms as "McJob" and "poverty jet set." The novel serves up angst with a generous helping of wit, and is both entertaining and illuminating.

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Generation X was aCanada Reads 2010 finalist, when it was defended by Roland Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon.

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Douglas Coupland on the Generation X phenomenon, 10 years after the book.

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In this comic passage, Andy complains about his mother not recycling properly.

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