A review by 1yn23
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

very honest portrayal of whiteness, very interesting interweaving story, powerful & complex characters, loveable child

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Vomit and Police brutality

In the very first chapter, there's a pretty descriptive scene of a non physically violent interaction of a security officer and the main character, Emira. He never touches her, and she is not arrested but he is holding her in a grocery store for no reason and it is described vividly. In a date scene, there's an explanation of a racist event in a white man's past where someone says the n word, hard r. The white man,

Kelly,

recounts the event without censoring himself. In addition, there's a flashback of

a white teenager calling the cops on teenagers of color

resulting in a Black high schooler being arrested and losing his scholarship. For vomit, there's a

Thanksgiving

scene in which

Breyer

throws up at the dinner table.