“Millennial Literature” is a new term in the critical literary space, which has described a slate of literary fiction works written by Millennial authors, featuring Millennial protagonists and themes. The present debate has to do with defining not only what this genre is, but what it means as an indicator of the contemporary zeitgeist. This paper intervenes in the standard narrative, that Millennial Literature is just a 21st-century recycling of typical literature by young people, who are often disillusioned, dreadful, and existential. Rather, my thesis argues that Millennial Novels are distinct for their latent conservatism. These novels criticize neoliberal feminist modernity for its dreadful, depressing lifestyle. Protagonists often feel bad about their lives working in sought-after white collar jobs, and then feel bad for feeling bad, knowing that under late stage capitalism, life could be worse. Instead of proposing a more radical alternative to the corporate work life, late stage capitalism, and environmental collapse which pervades the dread of these novels, the books support conservative values as a means of making meaning in a meaningless time. Millennial Novels are populated by stories about traditional religious practice, family values, and motherhood. In response to the question “What Now?” that Millennial protagonists ask themselves upon entering adulthood, many embark on plots fixated on the creation of families, children, and patriarchal modes of existence.