Adulting: How To Become A Grown-up In 468 Easy(ish) Steps (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
This book probably wasn't meant to be read cover to cover but I did it anyway. The book has different sections (Money, Maintenance, Job, etc.) and also has a handy index at the back for specific issues that may be new and or scary to the new adult. It's mostly fun but also quite practical in some cases. A lot of this book is common sense but some of it so common sense as to be not considered - like checking if the outlets in your prospective apartment work. Some advice seemed a little more of judgment call to me - the amount of times a thank you note is suggested seems a little over the top and office wardrobe and personal grooming are matters of taste and situation. Overall though it was an enjoyable read with some helpful tips for those both new to adulting and those who should be experts by now. I picked up Adulting thinking it was going to be a sort of tongue in cheek satire about growing up. As it turns out, the book is pretty funny, but it's also full of actually useful information. Ostensibly aimed at people in their early twenties (and so full of stuff that I should probably know already, not being in my twenties anymore), it lists out a bunch of stuff that you should learn about as you get older. Most of it is practical information, rather than philosophical perspective, so it never really feels like Brown is just preaching at you to be more responsible. She presents all of this information in a friendly, humorous way, which prevents the book from getting boring. All told, definitely worth reading.
What do You think about Adulting: How To Become A Grown-up In 468 Easy(ish) Steps (2013)?
More like 2.5 stars. Probably would have rated it higher if I was like, 20.
—Madeline
It contains a humorous and informational outlook of becoming an adult.
—anahirodriguez000
I thought it would be funny. I guess I am an adult.
—Yokai
