Alright those who have finished Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World– let’s effin talk (w/o spoilers)! Which character did you love the most? I keep hearing different answers and it makes me so happy. #BookDiscussion #HeartsOfGlass #FavoriteCharacter #AudiobookFans #bookclub
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Meet Cassie!
@genxwatch.bsky.social Pat Green's Hearts of Glass: Living in the Real World audiobook drops July 25 wherever you get your audiobooks. In the meantime, here’s a tiny sneak peek!
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Hi! I’m Jennifer Lanham, voice of Hearts of Glass: Living in the Real World!
Narrating this story was a blast with all its '80s vibes, raw emotion, and punk spirit. I can’t wait for you to meet Ford, Cassie, and Jenny. Sneak peeks coming soon!
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five stars, then text reads: Text of review reads! 5.0 out of 5 stars Real teens, heartfelt story, a must read. Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2025 This novel really packs a punch. The dialogue is direct, witty, and fun. The characters are instantly compelling and complex. Pat Green sensitively handles complex traumas like abuse, partner violence, and bullying without turning victims into sensationalized caricatures of the issues they face. I absolutely loved Ford as a protagonist. He's got the biggest heart. He might not be able to tell when someone is flirting with him, but he sees people for who they are. He's a guy who actually likes and respects women. That shouldn't be a treat, but it is. Cassie, likewise, feels so real. She's facing tough things, but she's resilient, strong, and vulnerable. And trust me, you don't need to be a Gen Xer to enjoy. While 80s nostalgia is woven throughout the story, it never obstructs the plot. Instead, it gives texture and depth to the characters, their interests, and the world they're living in. (Coming from a millennial reviewer.) I definitely recommend this book to anyone who's ever felt sidelined, othered, or somehow outside the expectations the world places on you.
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Dazzling. Deaf. Done apologizing.
She doesn't need your pity. She needs the runway!
Jenny is that girl.
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“This isn’t a love triangle. It’s a trauma triangle. And somehow… it still makes your heart ache in the best way.”
A reflection on the new book, Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World.
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This isn't the 80s you remember.
It's the one we survived.
-Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World!
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"Cassies bruises told one story. Her eyes told another" This isn't a rom-com. It's real. It's raw.
Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World. Get your copy today!
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"He said she was too much. Ford thought she was everything."
Hearts of Glass by Pat Green is for every one who ever felt like a mess as a teen.
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See you soon Peoria!
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A poem about taking risks. The sandstorm mentioned really occurred in Big Bend National Park where I had to escape into a canyon.... In time, I learned my fear of heights was simply a fear of falling, and breaking against solid ground into tiny bits of myself, millions of mirrored slivers of my well-manicured psyche now reflecting each naked faceted truth blindingly for all to see, splattered without mercy in fool's blood into the far reaches of a dry, desolate, despondent desert, where even a breath in a sandstorm is a death wish, but inhale I must, in faith that my healers will regather me from far and wide, soften my crystalline bonds, and rebirth me in the loving waters of ancestral grace, where refashioned I'll fly again to perilous peaks for another brief brush with paradise
This started as a little joke poem about my acrophobia and turned into this.
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Hearts of Glass Living in the Real World is live! Buy, review, and share! Meet Ford, Cassie, and Jenny in the Fox Valley Mall in the 80s! #HOG #hogLivingIRL #LivingIRL #genx #80s #1980s #YAnovel #yaauthor #heartsofglass #mallculture #lovestory #iwroteabook #ididathing
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A year ago today everything changed at Gen X Watch! You fell in love with a Joan Jett fan from the 90s named Sarah.
Fem Friday Features grew, led to collabs, the upcoming book & the tour! Thank you!
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