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Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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"Some people make their own bad luck," explains Cassandra Neary, the narrator of Generation Loss. "Others, I help them out."

Neary's life is a wreck, but it’s an open question whether she inflicts the most damage on herself or those around her. Either way, the toll is considerable. As an experiment, try tabulating the bad decisions, classless moves, chea…

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