A product of genetics (and day drinking) : a never-coming-of-age story
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
305.242/GUTIERREZ,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 305.242/GUTIERREZ,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Tiny Reparations Books, Penguin Random House, [2024]
©2024
DESCRIPTION

viii, 288 pages ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780593475072, 0593475070 :, 0593475070, 9780593475072
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"A frank, raucous, and bawdy collection of essays about coming of age through the oddest jobs, misadventures in queer love, and endearing parenting fails This is a perfect book for a very imperfect generation. Millennials were the kids who wore slap bracelets and jeans so low rise they could see one another's colons, and they are now adults wondering, Is everyone else as messed up as I am? In her book, Jess shares relatable tales of a woman who feels like a dumpster fire even with a seemingly ideal set up with a fire-captain wife, three kids, and a mortgage. Highlights include roller-derby catastrophes, a disastrous first night on the job at a lesbian bar, narrow escapes from wild animals, and fond memories of sending printed thirst-trap photos via mail to the lover in Australia she met on the early Internet. Readers will soon cheerfully discover that Jess's voice is infectious, her stories are off-the-wall, and her references are deeply and delightfully millennial"--