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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
really easy read and very well done. never very subtle in any themes but nothing wrong with that! 4.5 stars
Thought provoking reading. I'd love to discuss this with a book group!
Best book I’ve read in ages. Totally believable, written with a real, authentic voice.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved this book. The writing was easy to follow. The story was eye opening. I loved how the characters weren’t perfect and they all had flaws.
Overall it was a great story, I definitely recommend everyone to pick it up.
Overall it was a great story, I definitely recommend everyone to pick it up.
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a Fun Age is about two women - Emira and Alix. Emira is a young Black woman who babysits for Alix's (chatty, adorable, annoying haha) daughter. Emira has two jobs and is struggling to pay her bills/figure out what she wants to do with her life. Alix is a wealthy social media person/blogger who moved out of NYC and is lonely. She desperately wants Emira to be her friend.
As I'm typing this I'm realizing this novel is a lot like Friends and Strangers - which I just finished this week. Both books focus on new moms who have just moved from NYC to a smaller town/city and are completely adrift; mourning the loss of the city, judging everyone. Both moms turn to their babysitters for companionship, meddle in their sitter's lives (convinced they know best), and struggle with writers block (so they spend a lot of their time doing nothing). Weird.
What makes Such a Fun Age better is that there is a bigger, stronger story here (white saviorism, racism in present day America) and the characters are more fully fleshed out. It was a quick read.
As I'm typing this I'm realizing this novel is a lot like Friends and Strangers - which I just finished this week. Both books focus on new moms who have just moved from NYC to a smaller town/city and are completely adrift; mourning the loss of the city, judging everyone. Both moms turn to their babysitters for companionship, meddle in their sitter's lives (convinced they know best), and struggle with writers block (so they spend a lot of their time doing nothing). Weird.
What makes Such a Fun Age better is that there is a bigger, stronger story here (white saviorism, racism in present day America) and the characters are more fully fleshed out. It was a quick read.
I tore through this. Very readable, despite the heavy subject matter (it touches on race, relationships, labour, class). Reid does an expert job at making even the most unlikeable characters in this novel still feel human.