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Praise for Generation S.L.U.T. "Required reading. ... 21-year-old Beckerman skewers Britney's followers." —The New York Post "Good work, you morbid little bastard." —Hunter S. Thompson Author, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas "Marty Beckerman is a tree of hope growing out of his generation's scary, vacant swamp of hormone-drenched self-absorption. No wonder he can't get laid." —Neal Pollack Author, Alternadad "Beckerman truly acts as the voice of his generation. … He is refreshingly brutal and unapologetic in his writing, qualities that give him the credit to be taken seriously despite his young age. … What's great about Beckerman's style is that he accepts the world around him, but uses his narratives as giant question marks. … His book serves as an interesting (and sometimes morbid) perspective into the lives of America's future." —Lollipop Magazine "Endlessly surprising, totally original, and very powerful. ... Highly recommended." —Joseph Weisberg Author, 10th Grade "A thing of beauty. ... Generation S.L.U.T. is something special. ... Anything by Marty Beckerman has instant cool cred." —Ned Vizzini Author, Teen Angst? Naaah..., Be More Chill and It's Kind Story "Smart, direct, with the kind of bite that just might do some good in this wonderful hellhole we all inhabit." —David Amsden Author, Important Things That Don't Matter "Riddled with fun factoids and weighted with deep, unmitigated self-awareness, Generation S.L.U.T. is a fantastic read. Unlike many young authors who've shot their literary loads before their prime, Beckerman is just getting started. Thank God." —Mark Ebner Author, Hollywood Interrupted "I couldn't put the damn thing down. ... Honestly, I loved the book. I already have a list of friends who want to borrow it, as I've been raving about it pretty much nonstop." —Scott Heisel Editor, PunkNews.org "Just the right mix of shocking, tragic, and hilarious. The work of a 20-year-old genius." —Jenna Glatzer Editor, AbsoluteWrite.com "The quality of Beckerman's writing is astonishing. Generation S.L.U.T. achieves a glorious momentum that compels the reader to keep turning the pages—and eagerly so. A wonderful window into the lives of young people today." —Rodger Streitmatter, ph.D. Author, Sex Sells!: The Media's Journey from Repression to Obsession "Generation S.L.U.T. is a book that needs to be read. There is a lot of information included in this book that cannot be ignored, and it is presented in a way that is also entertaining. However, it needs to be approached with an open mind and taken seriously. —The Texas A&M Batallion "Reminiscent of Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero and C.D. Payne's Youth in Revolt, and detested by family-values pimping culture cops, Beckerman's second book is an attention-grabbing spectacle of libido run amuck... Such gruesome satire isn't likely acceptable from an older writer. From a twenty-something striver, though, such lambasting of good taste with vivid exaggeration is rewarded with both tolerance and, dare I say, glee, even with so obviously noxious a subject." —Garrett Chaffin-Quiray, PopMatters.com "It's one thing to write an intersting piece of fiction; it's quite another to write one that makes a social statement at the same time. Beckerman manages to do both seamlessly here. Overall, an excellent novel; very fast read as well." —Bret Schyler, NotAnExit.net "The work is a surprisingly nuanced critique of contemporary culture." —The Washington City Paper "[The book] will shock the hell out of any parent, and the author manages to do this before page one. ... A downright convincing depiction of the sex scene among America’s youth." —University of Alaska Northern Light "[S]cathing humor-cum-social commentary... Beckerman is reckless, onanistic, and indulgent on an Eggers-ian scale. He's also a sick, funny little fucking motherfucker." —San Francisco Weekly "Beckerman's angry, vulgar, smart voice is both tempered and amplified by an almost philosophical understanding of his situation. I read this and think of Lenny Bruce, and there's little praise higher." —Carrie Hill Wilner, Nerve.com "Generation S.L.U.T. firmly establishes Marty Beckerman as the Lenny Bruce of his generation. The best and funniest book about young lust I've read in ages, yet also sweet and romantic in ways that will get him laid a lot." —John Strausbaugh Author, Rock Til You Drop: The Decline from Rebellion to Nostalgia "Written by a twenty-year-old precocious scribe with an ego the size of Texas, the book relates in terrifically described vignettes the problems and pressures that teens of this modern era are constantly being bombarded by. ... For the most part, his story rings true and brings with it a sense of dire humor. ... Still, this is a fun book, or morbidly curious might be a better term. ... This is a gifted writer and especially for one so young." —Steven Rosen, CurledUp.com "The most powerful moments in the book come without warning... Beckerman depicts sympathetic people who behave in hateful ways and, in doing so, manages to capture something essential about our generation." —The Brown University Daily Herald "It is not an easy book to read (due to the subject matter, not the writing), though it becomes addictive... The result is an effectively bewildering kaleidoscope of thoughts and images... This book is a discomfiting and necessary reminder... I honestly believe that both teenagers and their parents would benefit from reading Generation S.L.U.T. ... Anyone who wants to figure out what's going on with teens today should read this book... it is a very promising beginning for a young writer who has already proved he can produce solid work." —Teenwriting.About.com "What gives Beckerman the authority to write such a disquieting book in the first place is that he has witnessed the horrors and downfalls of his own generation first hand... This aspect lends credibility to his arguments, as he hasn't completely exonerated himself from those he criticizes... Beckerman possesses a caustic delivery and an uncanny ability to expose the hypocrisy of his peers. Underneath his obvious disdain for the knuckle-dragging pleasure seekers of his text, it's quite obvious that Beckerman harbors a deep sadness for the lost souls of Generation Y... Given some time and development, Marty Beckerman just might emerge as a groundbreaking social commentator." —KnotMag.com "It’s a funny but also complex book... It may be too soon for Beckerman to calcify this generation as anything. But Beckerman is such a strong fiction writer that he is able to overcome those shortcomings." —Daniel Robert Epstein, SuicideGirls.com "Funny and disturbing." —The University of San Diego Guardian "Amazing. ... It's the honesty that keeps you involved." —Bolt.com "Makes for a haunting and (as the title portends) brutal vision of the life of a teenager in the new millennium. ... Marty Beckerman's achievement will be determined reader by reader. But with 'Generation S.L.U.T.,' he at very least issues notice -- Generation Y has a spokesperson, whether they like it or not." —EdgeCity.net "One may initially think that Beckerman is writing from the point-of-view of a virginal prude. However ... it is evident that he's had sexual experience. The difference between him and the average college student is his level of awareness at his surroundings. ... Generation S.L.U.T is clever and progressive, and Marty Beckerman has the potential to be a strong voice for our generation." —The UC Irvine New University "[C]hilling... it's this skillfully edited compilation of contemporary teen attitudes toward sex that is perhaps this disturbing book's best justification for purchase." —Booklist "It is shocking, powerful, and above all enlightening... The results are frightening." —BookReviewCafe.com "The U.S. literary scene is in dire need of a young, outspoken, original bomb thrower. Enter Marty Beckerman..." —Michael Schaub, Bookslut.com "Hilarious, and just a little bit sad." —The Yale University Daily News "I can't think of anything I've read lately that's more horrifying ... Use this opportunity to buy up as many copies of Generation S.L.U.T. as you can get your hands on—first editions of Generation S.L.U.T. will be worth a fortune. ... The book is a remarkable achievement, the best history book of the year, and I'm quite sure that future scholars trying to dig up the facts about life at the turn of the century will turn to Generation S.L.U.T. ... A mandatory text. ... Written tribute to the unalterable power of passion, self-knowledge, and truth in its many forms." —Michael Dare, DareLand.com "The story itself is engaging and interesting... Generation S.L.U.T. is a book worthy of your cash. The book's main story is well written, both emotionally and plot wise, and the characters can be connected with easily. ... Overall, this book is fun, frightening, silly, and shocking, all of which create a book completely worth checking out." —Ink19.com "A bright, obsessive volume. ... There is truly something for everyone in this book... Beckerman has an astounding nerve... Beckerman’s book reads a bit like a pastiche of several recent popular stories — American Psycho; Girl, Interrupted; and The Perks of Being a Wallflower are all very much there. ... Marty is also bitingly honest about his own unsympathetic hormones. Readers are affected by his book in part because it makes them confront their own inadmissible demons." —Stephanie Gorton, the University of Edinburgh Student Independent Voice "Four and a half stars: Generation S.L.U.T. is an often hilarious account of teen escapades while at the same time offering a sobering and disturbing look at the promiscuity, violence and drug/alcohol abuse... [L]aid out in very blunt, graphic language that is almost refreshing in its political incorrectness." —Chris Atchison, Metro Toronto "The fiction is much better than you'd expect from a college kid, and there's an unmistakably MTV style to the presentation—which is meant to appeal to the book's intended audience: Generation Y." —Matt Borondy, IdentityTheory.com "I really, really hated your book. You come off like a knee-jerk moralist casting about for the easiest target for blame. I'm going to have to just pin my hope on your outlook deepening with age and experience." —Andi Zeisler Founding Editor, Bitch Magazine |
