
Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the major motion picture An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen)
Stories
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $17.09
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Simon Rich
-
By:
-
Simon Rich
Twenty years ago, Barney the Dinosaur told the nation's children they were special. We're still paying the price.
From "one of the funniest writers in America" (Jimmy So, Daily Beast) comes a collection of stories culled from the front lines of the millennial culture wars. Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies, Spoiled Brats is about a generation of narcissists - and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way.
A hardworking immigrant is preserved for a century in pickle brine. A helicopter mom strives to educate her demon son. And a family of hamsters struggles to survive in a private-school homeroom.
Surreal, shrewd, and surprisingly warm, these stories are as resonant as they are hilarious.
©2014 Simon Rich (P)2014 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
People who viewed this also viewed...







worth the read...very entertaining.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This has several short stories. Most or all of them are told in first person. My two favorites were: 1. hamsters in a lower school classroom. When Simon was assigned to feed them for the week, they knew death by starvation was coming. 2. “Sell Out” had an immigrant making and selling pickles. He was advised to hire help, but he didn’t want the expense, so he was told to use interns. He couldn’t believe he was getting 100 applications a day from college students wanting to work as slave labor for him.
Many subjects related to things kids in their 20's think about. And the dialogue sounds millennial because he uses the word “like” so much. For example he says “I’m like going somewhere.”
The author narrated his own book. B.J. Novak did this with great success. But I don’t think Simon Rich should do it. His east coast accent is too strong and distracts. Part of it might be his voice. Also, he also should have left greater pauses between stories.
Narrative mode: 1st person.
Genre: humorous short stories.
3 ½ stars. Some clever ideas.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Simon Riich has a Wonderful Satiric Wit
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
So funny
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The funniest thing I've ever listened to
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Simon Rich is Phenomenal!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Laugh out loud funny- but maybe someone else should perform.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Hilarious
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great humor
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Simon Rich being Simon Rich
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.