Customer Reviews

Before the Mortgage: Real Stories of Brazen Loves, Broken Leases, and the Perplexing Pursuit of Adulthood

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I have been a fan of the zine, before the mortgage, and this collection of essays is really lovely. I found the several that I have read to be funny, smart, and touching all at once. Highly recommended

I feel like I've been looking for this book ever since I graduated from college. Finally - short personal essays with true emotional heart and a real appreciation for how absurd life can be. I would recommend this book to everyone, especially recent college grads, though everyone will get get a kick out of it and be moved at the same time.

I enjoyed many of the stories which had a range of describing love, moving out, and quirky tid-bits of information.

What happens when you get a lot of struggling writers to tell you of their life just after college? Drama, tears and lots of laughs.

The toughest challenge faced by most twentysomethings is that period just after college. The process of discovering you really are an adult even though you still feel like a teenager can be as awkward as puberty and even lonlier.

Add to this the fact that for some reason many college grads are absolutely convinced that they are the only ones going through this transition and that everyone else already has a great job, great prospects and a great spouse, or at least a solid relationship. Truth is, nearly everyone goes through at least some time in this purgatory - where this engaging book steps in.

Stories covering everything from first jobs from Hell to cubicle humor to apartment woes let you know that not only are you not alone but your problems may actually be a bit funnier than you thought.

The Editors of this book have done a wonderful job putting this project together and I look forward to more great work from them in the future.

GREAT READ!
Finally, a book that tells me I'm not alone in the BTM world. The perfect gift for anyone venturing out into "The Real World" who doesn't watch a whole lot of MTV's "The Real World."

-A. Hoffman

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A fantastic grouping of anecdotes and essays, Before the Mortgage, not only entertains, but does so while articulating so many of the foibles we've all experienced to some degree in our 20's. I hope this is only the first of many compilations!

I really liked this book. The stories were funny and something to think about. Especially those of use who are after college, working & in grad school, trying to figure out our love lives and so on.

This is a great collection of stories and anecdotes. Everyone, young and old, will enjoy BTM.