Generation K: The Kvechies: God's Revenge on the '60s Generation [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Janet Couch (Author), Myra McGee (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

Generation K: the Kvechies proves there IS a frothy side to the coffee grounds of life! Narrative, vignettes and lively illustrations characterize today's youthful, unemployed, politically/academically overwhelmed underachievers who have serious complaints about things which impact their existence, including the rising costs of hanging out. They may transcend their apathy through outrageous infantile diversions such as frisbee or the ouija board or dropping out of grad school to hike the entire Appalachian trail, but this is their way of coping with the legacy passed down from the generation who begat them in VW vans. Generation K: the Kvechies provides the comic relief necessary for survival, as well as insight for parents and all over-40ers into what makes these body-pierced, perpetually in-a-funk Kvechies tick. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title

Editorial Reviews

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"My first reaction to Generation K: the Kvechies was that it's too funny to be true. My second reaction was, it's too true to be funny. The truth may lie somewhere in between, but I'm too amused to care. Myra McGee's accompanying illustrations are immediate, full of life, brilliant..." -- Jules Feiffer, author and illustrator --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Generation K: the Kvechies launches BIM Books as a laptop publishing force to be reckoned with. With no wishy-washy editorial department hunting for Big Title clones and no corporate decision makers holding up the works, Generation K has been born in a timely manner in a remote country village. And, you know what they say about humble origins... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Bim Books; illustrated edition edition (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965708896
• ISBN-13: 978-0965708890
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,147,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A succinct satriical summary of a washed-out lost genration., January 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Generation K: the Kvechies (Paperback)

Janet has cleverly caught this desultory "generation" with their pretentious pants down. With truly funny insights she has captured some of the basic tenets of behavior of this group. One can only wonder what will become of theis "generation" of Americans when, and perhaps if, they ever reach active adulthood. Apparently in a world that has moved so fast it has pulled the floor from under them, they bounce in and out of odd ideas and behavior. One wonders if she has not been carefully observing her own children or their friends to gain such perspicacity. But read on for yourself. If nothing else it is a lot of fun to see the antics of this "generation" so humorously displayed.