A review by jasminn_perez
Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
this book had a very fun storyline that could be interpreted as a thought provoking commentary on some foul ass white people or as just a fun story and i think i fell somewhere in the middle. i didnt love any of the characters (half of them were not meant to be loved) and i think i specifically just didnt personally identify with emira in the time of her life that she was in.
there were so many characters like both emira and alix had like five friends and i could not keep track of them all.
i think the moral of the story is that white people are crazy. alix’s infatuation with emira i found so fucking weird and frustrating and i think that it focused too much on her and i could not stand her. she was so controlling and i just could not understand her at all. ALSO WTF IS WRONG WITH HER WHY CANT SHE PARENT HER OWN KIDS. oh my god and i almost forgot there were some weird ass subtle fatphobia sprinkled throughout when talking about alix’s 140 pound body. she was calling herself fat constantly and i dont know if the author did this on purpose orr whats going on there. and i also havent heard anyone else say anything about that so idk. and kelley?? jesus christ. this man said the n word with a hard r and i was shocked to my core. because emira was so unbothered by the fact that this white man completely surrounded himself with black people i didnt really see a problem with it and i am so stupid for that. he was disgusting. he was so convinced that he knew what was best for emira AS A WHITE MAN. come on. alix got what she deserved but kelley deserved so much fucking worse. that man got off completely free and then was seen with a different black woman at the end??? oh my goooddddd
i think theres some important things to be taken away from this book. theres a lot on class and a perspective of a black woman that i think that non black people like myself can take from. but it was also some good fun drama LMAO.
there were so many characters like both emira and alix had like five friends and i could not keep track of them all.
i think the moral of the story is that white people are crazy. alix’s infatuation with emira i found so fucking weird and frustrating and i think that it focused too much on her and i could not stand her. she was so controlling and i just could not understand her at all. ALSO WTF IS WRONG WITH HER WHY CANT SHE PARENT HER OWN KIDS. oh my god and i almost forgot there were some weird ass subtle fatphobia sprinkled throughout when talking about alix’s 140 pound body. she was calling herself fat constantly and i dont know if the author did this on purpose orr whats going on there. and i also havent heard anyone else say anything about that so idk. and kelley?? jesus christ. this man said the n word with a hard r and i was shocked to my core. because emira was so unbothered by the fact that this white man completely surrounded himself with black people i didnt really see a problem with it and i am so stupid for that. he was disgusting. he was so convinced that he knew what was best for emira AS A WHITE MAN. come on. alix got what she deserved but kelley deserved so much fucking worse. that man got off completely free and then was seen with a different black woman at the end??? oh my goooddddd
i think theres some important things to be taken away from this book. theres a lot on class and a perspective of a black woman that i think that non black people like myself can take from. but it was also some good fun drama LMAO.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Fatphobia