Welcome to the United States of Anxiety

I've been a fan of Jen Lancaster's books since a friend introduced me to them in high school. Her books are like having a conversation with one of your best funny friends; witty, colloquial, filled with personal anecdote and plenty of jokes, and reflective. I love her writing style (few writers can make me laugh out loud, and she's one of them) and this book is no exception. It has more of a journalistic/informative/cultural commentary take than her others, which I think she navigated pretty successfully, though I wouldn't say I learned anything or got any new perspectives. An enjoyably light read.

This was a disappointing rambling collection of “kids these days”, “back in my day”, and anti-PC rhetoric. I was hoping for more of a memoir on how the US contributes to anxiety, but this wasn't that. I felt Maslow's hierarchy was misrepresented here, and Lancaster did nothing to discuss her anxiety in any meaningful way.