The Day I Turned Uncool : Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-up

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Summary: Such a disappointment
Review: I had high hopes for this book. However the title is about the smartest thing about this piece. Perhaps I'm not the part of the target audience for this book. Unfortunately I felt Zevin was pushing too hard to be funny and it just didn't work out. I'm sure he's a funny guy in real life, but as far as I'm concerned, his writing needs a lot of work.

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Summary: Well written and very funny
Review: I should know something about being uncool: I just bought a mini-van. So you can imagine that I related to Dan Zevin's confessions of uncoolness in this very funny book. Zevin's humor is so fresh and clever that you have to forgive him for hanging onto his frat boy mentality into his thirties and instead laugh out loud. I highly recommend this book for people who, like Zevin (and me), feel as though they suddenly woke up realizing they're too old for doing Jello shots until 3 a.m., but just old enough to serve Jello parfaits to their dinner party guests.

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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: I was very diappointed when I got through the first two pages and I just couldn't read it anymore. Not worth the money, and I bought it used!!!

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Summary: Hilarious look at the world as it has become...
Review: I'm a few years younger than Zevin, but his book hit home. It is laugh out loud funny. An incredibly quick read, but I found myself recommending it everyone I knew--it is well worth the [$$$]. At a few points, Zevin reads like a younger version of Joe Queenan (only nicer). I love Queenan so I mean that as high compliment. Zevin strikes chords hilarious (like the manners chapter--his description of "Nick" the future drug dealer is priceless) and sentimental (see his chapter on his time in Spain and Denmark). He clearly loves his wife and that is a refreshing change from some other young writers. Whatever Zevin has cookin' next, I'm there.

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Summary: Hilarious look at the world as it has become...
Review: I'm a few years younger than Zevin, but his book hit home. It is laugh out loud funny. An incredibly quick read, but I found myself recommending it everyone I knew--it is well worth the [$$$]. At a few points, Zevin reads like a younger version of Joe Queenan (only nicer). I love Queenan so I mean that as high compliment. Zevin strikes chords hilarious (like the manners chapter--his description of "Nick" the future drug dealer is priceless) and sentimental (see his chapter on his time in Spain and Denmark). He clearly loves his wife and that is a refreshing change from some other young writers. Whatever Zevin has cookin' next, I'm there.

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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: Like most other reviewers here, I definitely could relate to Dan's stories about growing up. Who hasn't lost friends over the years to marriage, procreation, money and geography? Who hasn't realized that they are slowly but surely doing the one thing that as a youth they swore they wouldn't do.....turning into their parents? I think this book contains much that any reader out there could relate to. Unfortunately, Dan simply isn't funny. I think even Dan realized this, and tried throwing in a few profanities in a futile effort to garner a chuckle or two. But even that didn't work, as it only made it more obvious his lack of humor. Hopefully, his next effort (should anyone be so daring as to actually publish it) will display an improvement.

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Summary: Doesn't Live Up
Review: Like most other reviewers here, I definitely could relate to Dan's stories about growing up. Who hasn't lost friends over the years to marriage, procreation, money and geography? Who hasn't realized that they are slowly but surely doing the one thing that as a youth they swore they wouldn't do.....turning into their parents? I think this book contains much that any reader out there could relate to. Unfortunately, Dan simply isn't funny. I think even Dan realized this, and tried throwing in a few profanities in a futile effort to garner a chuckle or two. But even that didn't work, as it only made it more obvious his lack of humor. Hopefully, his next effort (should anyone be so daring as to actually publish it) will display an improvement.

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Summary: Dan Zevin is consisently funny and quietly wise...
Review: Never a misstep with this guy...you will see yourself, whoever you are, in these pieces....the humor is dead-on, smart, and generous in spirit...

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Summary: I, too, find myself a bit uncool
Review: The Day I Turned Uncool is extremely funny. You might think this is only for the gen x reluctant grownups, but I am an 18 year old college student. I see my parents and myself in his funny and frighteningly accurate accounts of being "uncool". Perhaps my favorite chapter is the one on his pride in his lawn. So even if you aren't technically a "reluctant grownup" just yet, this book is still extremely amusing.

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Summary: greatness
Review: This book is excellent, I find it witty and entertaining. A must read, if you don't you would be missing out on a reading rarity.