Well I was 23 when I saw that revival and it was funny and relevant to me... outside of the silly choice to not alter clearly dated language and a few things, I felt I could buy it being written then.
But as to "the young generation doesn’t look at thirtysomethings as the enemy anymore"... boy have things changed. We are now back to it being true that the younger generation DOES view 30somethings as the enemy... whether it's the economy or the environment or technology or social media or woke culture, etc...
I don't think this current revival, meant to be set in present day, is the best one to make a case for it being convincing in modern day, but I do think it's funny how that criticism of the book being dated in this sense in 2006 is not such an issue now.
However I didn't find it to ring especially loudly or true in 2006 as an issue, and I was 7 years away from 30, and I guess the young generation then. But what is he even talking about? Marta? The weed scene? There are prudish people in every generation, including friends that would surprise you, or who become less adventurous after they get married/have kids, etc.
I'll have to revisit it. |
