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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
i had no idea what this book was about but i wanted to read one of the “abstract colorful cover” books that seem to be all the rage and this one was at the library, but nice!
so much better than i was expecting and i don’t even mean that as a back-handed compliment i swear.
so much better than i was expecting and i don’t even mean that as a back-handed compliment i swear.
I thought the characters were well written - hated the villain, was rooting for the protagonist, and a bit smitten by the love interest (while also being kind of confused and unsure about him). Found myself unwilling to put it down once the dramatic irony was revealed. I think in the end wanted more redemption and a “happier” ending, but overall, it was a really enjoyable read.
Somehow both extremely uncomfortable and massively entertaining.
I want more books like this, spotlighting the everyday racism of "nice white people" who sometimes make very poor decisions. (I include myself in this group.)
Also file under: books that make you fall in love with fictional toddlers.
I want more books like this, spotlighting the everyday racism of "nice white people" who sometimes make very poor decisions. (I include myself in this group.)
Also file under: books that make you fall in love with fictional toddlers.
“I don't need you to be mad that it happened. I need you to be mad that it just like... happens.”
Plot Summary: Emira is a black woman in her late twenties and her job is a babysitter for a wealthy family. Alix is the mother of the two girls and this book starts with Alix calling Emira late at night to take the girls somewhere because someone had thrown a rock threw her home's window because her husband, a newscaster made a racist remark. When Emira is at the grocery store that she brings Alix's child, a security guard accuses her of kidnapping the white children and threatens to arrest her.
My Opinion: I felt like the characters in this book were relatable because Emira new to "adulting" and is a bit indecisive on her decisions. I liked the author's writing and how she showed big talks about racism and racial profiling that many people do. It was a great book especially because it was Kiley Reid's debut novel.
Do I recommend this book? Yes! I felt like it showed so many real life situations because of how racism is so rampant in our society.
Plot Summary: Emira is a black woman in her late twenties and her job is a babysitter for a wealthy family. Alix is the mother of the two girls and this book starts with Alix calling Emira late at night to take the girls somewhere because someone had thrown a rock threw her home's window because her husband, a newscaster made a racist remark. When Emira is at the grocery store that she brings Alix's child, a security guard accuses her of kidnapping the white children and threatens to arrest her.
My Opinion: I felt like the characters in this book were relatable because Emira new to "adulting" and is a bit indecisive on her decisions. I liked the author's writing and how she showed big talks about racism and racial profiling that many people do. It was a great book especially because it was Kiley Reid's debut novel.
Do I recommend this book? Yes! I felt like it showed so many real life situations because of how racism is so rampant in our society.
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
An escalator at Anthropologie? High schoolers flying from Allentown to DC? A snowstorm the whole week of Thanksgiving that cancels a flight from Philly to...Frederick? I'm finding it hard to suspend my disbelief at this "Philadelphia."
I babysat for these people, literally in Old City for someone with the exact same name as the main character (the high school version of her name) and I really wanted to like this book, but this wasn't the one for me. I even babysat for another Alex who had me come over after for an emergency after a night at Triumph, so like, I'm right there, and I feel like this book is not. I'm fascinated by the premise and would love to read a realistic book about this kind of race/class divide in Philadelphia, especially with a babysitter, but maybe I'm a little too close to Philadelphia to appreciate this in fiction.
I babysat for these people, literally in Old City for someone with the exact same name as the main character (the high school version of her name) and I really wanted to like this book, but this wasn't the one for me. I even babysat for another Alex who had me come over after for an emergency after a night at Triumph, so like, I'm right there, and I feel like this book is not. I'm fascinated by the premise and would love to read a realistic book about this kind of race/class divide in Philadelphia, especially with a babysitter, but maybe I'm a little too close to Philadelphia to appreciate this in fiction.