[NJDiane]

I read the book before moving here. There was a page in the back with Andrew Blechman’s information, including his email address. I actually responded because as much as I enjoyed reading the book, I was annoyed at the part where he said we all move here to leave our children. I told him I was the opposite since we moved here after my son graduated from college and moved to Florida. He did respond. Unfortunately I lent the book to someone and never got it back. I would also be interested in how he feels now because when I was in my 30’s, I never thought I’d ever want to live in an adult community either but now I wouldn’t want anything different.

QUOTE=Michael 61;2238199]Andrew Blechman, who wrote the infamous “Leisureville” book back in 2009, made a bold prediction, in that when the then current generation of “villagers” died off, that The Villages would fall apart and lose it’s desirability as a retirement destination for the next generation (basically the baby-boomers - those born between 1946 and 1964).

So what’s happened since that book was published in 2009? Baby Boomers have flocked to The Villages in droves, and now Gen-Xers are starting to retire (those born in the mid and late 60s are now turning 55), and also are helping drive the rapid growth here. I was wondering what happened to Mr. Blechman. He definitely had an ax to grind and had a pre-set narrative prior to even writing the book, and his research centered on a few wild and one-off characters of sensational nature, to help sell his book and forward his narrative.

I don’t know Mr. Blechman’s age now, but I would guess he is close to my age, which makes him 55+ now himself. I would find it interesting to see what he now has to say about The Villages, since so much has changed in this community since 2009, and is more popular now than ever before.[/QUOTE]