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donomak's review
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
fantasynovel's review
5.0
The dialogue in this book was so good!! Everything Briar said sounded exactly like something a little kid would say. The ending was kind of abrupt and a little bit of mess, but besides that the book was really good. Took me like 20 years to read bc I'm going through a reading slump, but that's not its fault.
mgraha2's review
funny
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? It's complicated
5.0
laura_lin's review
reflective
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a former nanny, I saw bits of myself in Emira and Briar. I loved the pace of alternating between characters and the perspective of code switching. Fresh off a reread of Little Fires Everywhere, I couldn’t help but see the similar need to distance oneself from whiteness and appear as a good non-racist person in Alix and Kelley like Elena in LFE.
This book moves fast, brings the dramatic irony that makes you want to shake the characters awake, and puts a spotlight on the experience of Black women in childcare/domestic labor and the continued entitlement of white people.
I also enjoyed the themes of ambition and what is considered a real job. Too close to home.
This book moves fast, brings the dramatic irony that makes you want to shake the characters awake, and puts a spotlight on the experience of Black women in childcare/domestic labor and the continued entitlement of white people.
I also enjoyed the themes of ambition and what is considered a real job. Too close to home.
lalilbitalexis's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
fbroom's review
5.0
I really enjoyed reading this and I was hooked right from the start because I wanted to know more about Emira and her life and what she’ll eventually decide to do. Emira is a young black woman who gets accused of kidnapping the white little girl (Alix Chamberlain’s daughter) she was babysitting. Alix Chamberlain is a white rich influencer who made a career from writing letters. Alix tries to “help” and “protect” Emira but really all she is doing is serving herself. I also liked really liked the ending.
michellechien930's review
2.0
Coincidentally read "Such a Fun Age" during the midst of the BLM movement in the tumultuous year of 2020, and saw it as a sign of the era. This book's premise seemed like it was transcendent, even ahead of its time. But realistically, I felt that it did not tackle the issues mentioned as seriously or even as finite as it could have been. Both of the main characters were not very likable, and it didn't feel like much happened except ostracize these people from different working classes even further.
ellementary's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mfishvt's review
3.0
3.5 Stars…. I think the book has an important message but I felt the characters were dull. I was never fully invested in any of them. It’s an easy quick read, and it was good, I just didn’t get the connection I had hoped for.