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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some friends have read this so I thought it was time. Very strong writing, characters are complex, dialogue very well done especially across variety of voices. Lots to think about regarding race and class and the stories some of us tell ourselves. The "fun age" could be three or twenty-five or the fact that the story takes place when hopes are high for Hillary Clinton's campaign or . . . .
At 25 Emira is about to go off her parents' health insurance, has two part-time jobs in Philadelphia, and hasn't really found her passion yet; older Alix has moved recently and is missing New York and her rather high-flying life, now with a newborn and an almost three-year-old. Emira comes to babysit the older daughter Briar and the two women are set on a collision course by society and Alix's habit of "hiring it out."
At 25 Emira is about to go off her parents' health insurance, has two part-time jobs in Philadelphia, and hasn't really found her passion yet; older Alix has moved recently and is missing New York and her rather high-flying life, now with a newborn and an almost three-year-old. Emira comes to babysit the older daughter Briar and the two women are set on a collision course by society and Alix's habit of "hiring it out."
I get the message but that and the relationship between Emira and Briar were the only good things about this book. The characters were all really messy and I couldn't connect with any of them. The plot was predictable not in a good way and Alix was a really disturbing character, I swear.
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
alix is so unlikeable
fast-paced
I really liked this book but I'm finding it hard to put into words the ways I liked it. It made me think. It made me change my perspective and challenged my notions of things. And it made me admit things. Plus the relationship between Emira and Briar is simply profound and then heartbreaking.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes