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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

31 reviews

carlyg96's review against another edition

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reflective tense medium-paced
  • 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

4.75


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dannythestreet's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Simply perfect

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frankieclc's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense fast-paced

4.5


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moriahleigh's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

4.75


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juleskr02's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i absolutely loved the fashion in which this novel was written!! reid does a fantastic job at writing both in multiple points of view but also in third person narration. the subtle changes of how she addresses the character make it clear which experiences belong to which person within the entire novel, and i surprisingly found this writing style easy to read. 

lost a bit of star-age because i’m not quite sure if i enjoyed the ending. i sort of wanted more between briar and emira, or even a better ending for kelley’s and emira’s relationship, but i could see how the ending can be appreciated. the last line of the book was beautiful. 

this book tackles race and class in a way that allows you to think while being fully entertained. there was drama at every point, but also reflection and happy moments too. i think it’s so important to note that rich and upper class people do sometimes tend to ignore the ways of the world, and are many times oblivious to the fact that their upbringing impacts how they live their own lives, and how that then impacts their relationships with others who might not have as much wealth as them! any scene with briar made my heart so happy. i love to see a relationship between an inquisitive child and loving caregiver. briar being emira’s favorite aspect of her life rings so true with me, especially since my aspirations are to work with children. 

i also enjoyed the lowkey plot twist that reid included, with showing the truth about alix’s past and how that relates to the present. i really think this book was paced very well!

a fantastic book!

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chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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lynxpardinus's review

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challenging emotional reflective

4.75


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writingcaia's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective tense
  • 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? It's complicated

4.5

An amazing tale that delves deep into ingrained racism and the many layers of privilege.
I also found profoundly impacting that we have a main character, Emira, who doesn’t ambition much and that has no idea what she wants to do with her life. It is a strange age. But, aren’t they all. No one should feel like they have to have a life plan, a perfect ambition. Not everyone needs that. I related to this a lot.
The book very much sank its teeth in me, thus I binged it in less than 5h, eager to see what would happen between Emira and her new white boyfriend and her new white boss, and what would result of their eagerness to support her, of their need to improve her life, measuring her as only a Black girl, as if they’re all the same, when Emira clearly knows what she doesn’t want, what she is, and only wants to be left alone and live a quiet normal adult life.
A great and eye opening read, that made me look inside my own privilege and preconceived ideas.

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radfordmanor's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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sib_reads's review

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challenging 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


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