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carlytenille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
madybreadz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation
hiddenfallacies's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Come and Get It follows three perspectives over the course of an undergraduate fall semester, with glimpses into the past added as necessary to explain how they got into their current situation. Agatha, a mid-30s journalist working a year of residency at the University of Arkansas. Millie, a super senior RA looking to finish her degree, land a job, and buy a house. And Kennedy, a junior looking for a fresh start as a transfer student. As the innocuous moments of their lives intertwine, a descent towards their ruin begins. Its arrival is sudden and swift, the kind of downfall that makes all too much sense in hindsight.
The greatest strength of this narrative lies in these characters, who are written so realistically that they feel as if they walked out of your life rather than the mind of Reid. Crafting this kind of realism is supremely difficult, so the fact that even minute dialogue and quirks feel true-to-life is an accomplishment. This makes you, as the reader, feel as if you've truly participated in the scene rather than acted as an observer.
Rather than construct the plot around traditional forms of conflict, Come and Get It is propelled forward through the interpersonal lives of its characters. At no point does it feel like a scene is wasted, even if it only serves to capture simple moments of life such as dorm conversations or a trip to Target. Although this structure might not work for everyone, I found it a natural extension of its focus on the inner lives and decisions of its main characters.
Themes of class, race, sexuality, and gender are all on display within this novel, engaged with in the same way you'd talk about the subjects with friends - without formality and with a certain level of disdain towards the world. What it has to say is layered and worth discussing.
If none of this interests you, I urge you to at least give the first chapter or two a go. The writing pulled me in before I realized it - it might do the same for you.
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Self harm, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
sarafrancesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to #NetGalley and @putnambooks @penguinbooks for allowing me to read #ComeandGetIt by @kileyreid 💰🐷
⭐️Rating:4/5 ⭐️
Synopsis: “From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.
It’s 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie’s starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue.
A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption, and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior—and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid.”
My thoughts: Wow, this book was like a train wreck 🚂🤯 it had me queasy and unsettled; however, I couldn’t look away! Kiley Reid does not wrap things up in a pretty little bow, but rather let’s you sit in the uncomfortable, which is somewhat unique and something I appreciated about this book. The characters in this book grapple with money—what it means to them, to others, and the influence it has on all of our lives. The unethical behaviors had me cringing throughout, but it does comment on the lengths some people will go to for money, and other will use money to get what they want. Overall, I enjoyed the complexities and thought-provoking story and would recommend #ComeandGetIt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
alisonvh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
jocelynzoe's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
inkylabyrinth's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
hollywobble's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Classism
booksbeyondthebinary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts