Twentysomething: Surviving and Thriving in the Real World

By Margaret Feinberg

Book Overview

You are twentysomething and in the prime of your life. You are current, capable, cosmopolitan, and completely confused.

Thrust out of the comfortable existence of a college student and into the cold, hard reality of life in the "real world", you face a whole new array of responsibilities. You have to find a job, possibly relocate to a new city, find a place to live, figure out how to pay the bills with the entry-level salary you land, make new friends, and find a church (just to name a few)!

The good news is that you're not alone. Margaret Feinberg-twentysomething herself-wants you to know that there are tens of thousands of others facing these same challenges. "Our twenties really can be some of the best years of our lives, no matter what our landlords, bosses, parents, or anyone else says," encourages Feinberg.

Offering Scriptural insights, encouragement, humor, and practical wisdom, twentysomething confronts this "crisis" and shows you how to survive without losing your patience or your passion for life. twentysomething will inspire you to hold onto your dreams and to embark fearlessly on the journey God has for you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849944449
• ISBN13: 9780849944444
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, and much needed

The post-teenage years. Ages 20-29; your "twentysomething" years. Growing up it's looked to as the prime of your life, and adults who have moved past their twenties often look back on those years with fondness and longing, wishing that they could be revisited. It seems that everyone wants to be a twentysomething.So why is the actual experience of being a twentysomething so hard?The life of a twentysomething is much different today than it was in the time of our parents. Unlike previous generations, guys and girls today are not marrying right out of high school. We're not graduating college and moving into a job that will be our career for the rest of our life. We're not even sure what the point of our life is, to be totally honest. I should know. I'm now 29 and have been there, done that, for most of the issues that author Margaret Feinberg delves into in her new book, twentysomething.It's no different for most Christians, either. We may know God and live to serve him, but that does not spare us from the same struggles that others our age are going through. Relationship problems. Debt loads from our higher education. Moving back into mom and dad's house after college. The struggle to get a job that requires experience, but being unable to get experience since you can't get a job. Trying to figure out how God fits into the equation of the confusion of our lives and this crazy, post-modern world that we live in today. The surprising fact that many are extremely lonely in their place in life, in spite of a circle of friends and family, or even with a spouse. It's rough out there, even if you have faith, family, and friends. The real world is a scary place that is full of twists, turns, and unexpected mountains that no one told us about when we were supposedly preparing for it.Feinberg knows what it's like to have been through all of this. She is also a realist, and, thus, her book is both empathetic as well as practical. She doesn't write to give you all the answers, since she does not have all the answers. What she does have is some surprising insight on what it all means as well as some solid advice on how to handle it. She has words of encouragement for those who are not there yet, or are in the midst of the chaos. And she lends an understanding shoulder for those who just want to know that what they are going through in life is not exclusive to them. Feinberg points out the great many positives that accompany these years of transition - stuff that really does give cause for those of other ages to be green with envy. It isn't all a horror story and so the emphasis on so many of the pluses of this age is a welcome one. And she is able to weave the presence and promises of God into the tapestry with skill and wisdom.It's about time that something on this subject was written. I'm better off for having read it now, at least. twentysomething is an excellent book; it really is a must-read for everyone in their twenties, as well as the one who is about

26 year old single gal -- beyond words

As I sit here, hair damp, having just exited the bathtub in which I finished reading the book "twentysomething," I ponder how exactly to say what I'd like. Simplest is best, I'm sure. I am one of those proverbial "twentysomethings" - 26, single, never having dated; wondering if my job is what I'm supposed to do all my life, wondering what the purpose of adult life is. Nearly every single issue discussed in the book is something I've struggled with since I left college. The book was tremendously encouraging and uplifting and actually struck through spiritual walls I've had up. It was so nice to know I'm not alone in my struggles, too. My mom purchased the book for me, noting I'd been whining somebody needed to write one like that. I also told her it ought to be a required college graduation present.

I don't even like reading!!!

I'm not even an avid reader, but a friend gave the this book to read and I was captivated! Whether it was before I went to bed, riding my stationary bike, or I just had a little free time to spare I couldn't put it down. Thanks Margaret for putting into words what so many "twentysomethings" would like to express but at times can't.

You are not alone, my twentysomething friend.

This is an excellent and quick read, perfect for the recent college graduate ready to take those tender, scary first steps into real world-dom. Ms. Feinberg relates stories from her own life, as well as other stories she's picked up along the way, giving both encouragement and practical advice to folks in their twenties.PS>> Gents, disregard the exceptionally slim gal on the cover -- this isn't a book strictly for the ladies. You'll find you can get something out of it as well.

Awesome Book for Everyone in their 20s

I finished reading it today and it was of great encouragement to me. I'll be turning 20 in July but I couldn't put the book down. I had really been struggling with some of the issues mentioned in the book and just to read what it had to say brought great hope into my life.