Gen Me

I thought Generation Me was thought provoking. Dr. Jean Tewenge put in a large amount of hard work to gather facts and information to aid in the development of her research. Although i did not agree with most of the book, I think Tewenge bring up important topics that this generation needs to involve themselves with. The author takes a very negative view of this generation but she still considers herself part of that very group. I personally had no life changing moment reading this novel, if anything I became frustrated with society the education system, and Tewenge herself. I think the book was very unorganized. I found myself flipping back to previous chapters where she said one thing in that chapter and then in a different chapter contradicted what she had said. I do not thing all of her generalizations are a fair representations of society as a whole. There are many exception so Tewenge's over simplifications and they are not mentioned. In our class discussion alone there were exceptions to the generalizations made in Generation Me. In my opinion the book should have been organized into a chapter or two of research followed by a chapter of her opinions. As a reader I think a better organized book would have made it easier to understand the information and to know when Tewenge is transitioning between fact and opinion. I did not throw the book in the trash and then get it out again. If I was going to throw the book away I would not retrieve it again. The book as a whole shed light on important topics and the information was backed by extensive research.