A review by dreadpiraterudis
A Fortunate Age by Joanna Rakoff

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Paints a good description of friends living in New York and going through their respective hardships. I love the NYC nostalgia, remembering places I also used to frequent. I found it hard to break past the level of privilege the characters were existing at. They seemed to purposefully push themselves into impoverished spaces for the artistic pursuit, but they criticized the antagonistic characters for doing the same thing.