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A review by woolpierogi
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
4.0
I really loved this book. Reid is a master of dialogue and character building as well as the slow burn.
"Reid's debut sparkles with sharp observations and perfect details—food, décor, clothes, social media, etc.—and she's a dialogue genius, effortlessly incorporating toddler-ese, witty boyfriend-speak, and African American Vernacular English. For about two-thirds of the book, her evenhandedness with her varied cast of characters is impressive, but there's a point at which any possible empathy for Alix disappears. Not only is she shallow, entitled, unknowingly racist, and a bad mother, but she has not progressed one millimeter since high school, and even then she was worse than we thought. Maybe this was intentional, but it does make things—ha ha—very black and white.Charming, challenging, and so interesting you can hardly put it down." - Kirkus
Genre: Literary fiction
Character: Complex; Culturally diverse
Storyline: Character-driven; Own voices
Tone: Thought-provoking
Writing Style: Engaging; Stylistically complex
"Reid's debut sparkles with sharp observations and perfect details—food, décor, clothes, social media, etc.—and she's a dialogue genius, effortlessly incorporating toddler-ese, witty boyfriend-speak, and African American Vernacular English. For about two-thirds of the book, her evenhandedness with her varied cast of characters is impressive, but there's a point at which any possible empathy for Alix disappears. Not only is she shallow, entitled, unknowingly racist, and a bad mother, but she has not progressed one millimeter since high school, and even then she was worse than we thought. Maybe this was intentional, but it does make things—ha ha—very black and white.Charming, challenging, and so interesting you can hardly put it down." - Kirkus
Genre: Literary fiction
Character: Complex; Culturally diverse
Storyline: Character-driven; Own voices
Tone: Thought-provoking
Writing Style: Engaging; Stylistically complex