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A review by yeimyaileen
Come & Get It by Kiley Reid
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an eARC of this book.
As someone who was an RA in college, this book put me back in my memories HARD. Millie is an RA at the University of Arkansas. As she navigates her (second) senior year of college, tensions on her hall rise as she becomes involved in the lives of her residents and an English professor on campus. How does money lead Millie astray?
I love how Kiley Reid plays with the grey areas of life. Reid excels in creating uncomfortable chains of events without condemning characters for their actions. Every character's decisions in this book made me full-body cringe (in a cathartic way). Its awkwardness also makes it really funny, if you're into that.
This book is very slow moving, but I could not put it down. It takes place over one semester of college, and does not stray far from its main five characters. If you like character studies, definitely pick this one up. Additionally, this books deals with the politics of race, money, power dynamics, and class in a college setting. If you feel like your dark academia books are missing discussions of race, Come and Get It doesn't let you forget how race plays into every character's life. I heartily recommend it.
Kennedy was hands down my favorite character. Her backstory was comically tragic. And how she didn't correct anyone that she didn't try to kill herself? Because the whole scenario was crazy but also because she finally became sympathetic to others? Kiley Reid you will always be famous.
I don't even think I can delve into how I feel about Agatha and Millie. I need to mull over this one. Agatha's decisions are watching-a-train-crash levels of captivating and cringe.
As someone who was an RA in college, this book put me back in my memories HARD. Millie is an RA at the University of Arkansas. As she navigates her (second) senior year of college, tensions on her hall rise as she becomes involved in the lives of her residents and an English professor on campus. How does money lead Millie astray?
I love how Kiley Reid plays with the grey areas of life. Reid excels in creating uncomfortable chains of events without condemning characters for their actions. Every character's decisions in this book made me full-body cringe (in a cathartic way). Its awkwardness also makes it really funny, if you're into that.
This book is very slow moving, but I could not put it down. It takes place over one semester of college, and does not stray far from its main five characters. If you like character studies, definitely pick this one up. Additionally, this books deals with the politics of race, money, power dynamics, and class in a college setting. If you feel like your dark academia books are missing discussions of race, Come and Get It doesn't let you forget how race plays into every character's life. I heartily recommend it.
Kennedy was hands down my favorite character. Her backstory was comically tragic. And how she didn't correct anyone that she didn't try to kill herself? Because the whole scenario was crazy but also because she finally became sympathetic to others? Kiley Reid you will always be famous.
I don't even think I can delve into how I feel about Agatha and Millie. I need to mull over this one. Agatha's decisions are watching-a-train-crash levels of captivating and cringe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide attempt