A review by lmaru
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a brand new kind of "campus novel" that seems  completely relevant to our time and culture.  Evoking past greats such as Balzac or Austen with its subtle distinctions of class and centering of money (having too much or little of it, spending it frivolously , using it therapeutically, its role in relationships, etc.), the novel sets up a harsh critique of race, class, and sexual privilege. However, it is not done in broad strokes: even the worst characters are fully fleshed out individuals, and no one is an entirely innocent victim. The book create scenes at once realistic and satiric. It had me cringing, repulsed, but also mesmerized at the train wreck so clearly set up as inevitable. 
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