BOOK TOUR AND REVIEW: XYZ 11/05/19



TITLE: XYZ: One Man, Two Kids, Ten Devices and an Internet-Sized Generation Gap
PUB DATE: July 13th 2019
Paperback 216 pages

XYZ

Jack Cooper is a depressed, analogue throwback; a cynical, alcoholic Gen-Xer whose glory days are behind him. He’s unemployed, his marriage has broken down, he’s addicted to internet hook-ups, and is deeply ashamed of his son Geronimo, who lives life dressed as a bear.
When Jack’s daughter engineers a job for him at totally-lit tech firm Sweet, he’s confronted by a Millennial and Zoomer culture he can’t relate to. He loathes every detail – every IM, gif and emoji – apart from Freya, twenty years his junior and addicted to broadcasting her life on social media.
Can Jack evolve to fit in at Sweet, or will he remain a dinosaur stuck in the 1980s? And will he halt his slide into loneliness and repair his family relationships?
XYZ is for every Gen-Xer who ever struggled with a device, and for everyone else who loves emojis ... said no one ever.

REVIEW:

This was a funny story about Jack Cooper, who is a 50 something, alcoholic, cynical Gen-Xer, with a broken marriage and two challenging kids, and definitely someone who is way passed his prime. His daughter helps him get back into the workforce with a more than stellar LinkedIn profile that lands him an awesome job at a fabulous tech firm called SWEET. Coming into work with a suit certainly did not impress, amongst the Gen Z's whose attire consist of hoodies and old band shirts.


William Knight did a fantastic job writing Jack Cooper. I certainly could relate and understand the situation he is in, and the frustrations of this high tech world. Knight wrote about real issues and digs deep into this generation and the difference in the work ethic between the generations. I enjoyed this read very much and had my laugh out loud moments and at times shaking my head in the funny moments these characters find themselves in. I recommend this book for a lighthearted look at this generational gap with deeper meaning into one man's life and his family.


Purchase Link
US - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TTWHYL2
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TTWHYL2

Author Bio –

William Knight is British born writer and technologist currently living and working in Wellington, New Zealand. He’s chased a portfolio career which began in acting, progressed to music, flirted with handbag manufacturing and was eventually wired into technology in the late nineties.

“I had my first feature published in Computing magazine back in 2003 and subsequently wrote about the many successes and failings of high-tech for the Guardian, Financial Times and the BBC among many others publications. I now work as an IT consultant, and write blistering content for technology firms :-)” says William

The Donated (formerly Generation), his debut novel and a Sci-tech Thriller, started in 2001 and was ten years in development. XYZ, “A mid-life crisis with a comic vein”, took far less time. “But I think it’s funnier and better. Yay. Jazz hands!”

Social Media Links –
https://www.facebook.com/WilliamKnightAuthor
http://www.williamknight.info
https://twitter.com/_William_Knight

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