Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood

by Alida Nugent

Book Overview

"Touching and relatable." -BUST Magazine

Overeducated, underemployed, and hungover is no way to go through life, but here we are. After graduating college with a drink in one hand and a degree in the other, Alida Nugent was ready for the supportive, predictable embrace of "the real world." She didn't expect to be buried under a pile of student loan debt, laundry, and two-dollar bottles of wine, all of which pointed to the sinking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452298180
• ISBN13: 9780452298187
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Funny but kind of depressing

This book had several parts that I chuckled about, but it was also a stark reminder of where I'm at in my adult life. A very self deprecating novel for sure. Still worth it to read, though, if only so you know you're not alone in the world and having the feelings you are.