Ambition, class and opinions that resist polite consensus give Meghan Daum’s essays their characteristic edge. My Misspent Youth collects essays on debt, New York, real estate, adulthood and the fantasy of living a more impressive life. The Unspeakable turns towards subjects such as her mother’s death, not wanting children and emotional responses that polite culture often expects people to disguise. The Problem with Everything examines feminism, political polarisation and generational change from a deliberately sceptical position. Daum’s prose is cool, self-questioning and willing to remain unpopular rather than resolve an argument neatly. The clearest marketplace links are contemporary essays, cultural criticism, memoir and contrarian personal nonfiction. Read more Less
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