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Such a Fun Age
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A Best Book of the Year:
The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • NPR • Vogue • Elle • Real Simple • InStyle • Good Housekeeping • Parade • Slate • Vox • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal • BookPage
Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize
An instant New York Times best seller
A Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick
"The most provocative page-turner of the year." (Entertainment Weekly)
"I urge you to read Such a Fun Age." (NPR)
A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a binge-worthy and bighearted story about race and privilege, set around a young Black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young Black woman out late with a White child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. Alix resolves to make things right.
But Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. At 25, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. When the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix's past, both women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know about themselves and each other.
With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age explores the stickiness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone "family", and the complicated reality of being a grown up. It is a searing debut for our times.
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Winner of the African American Literary Award
Finalist for:
The New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award
The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award
The NAACP Image Award
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia's Literary Award
A Book Club Pick:
Vox • Marie Claire #ReadWithMC • Buzzfeed • Book Girl Magic • Well-Read Black Girl • WNYC Get Lit With All of It • Nerdette
“Reid constructs a plot so beautifully intricate and real and fascinating that readers will forget it’s also full of tough questions about race, class and identity….With this entertaining novel, Reid subverts our notions of what it means to write about race and class in America, not to mention what it means to write about love. In short, it’s a great way to kick off 2020.”—Washington Post
“A complex, layered page-turner…This is a book that will read, I suspect, quite differently to various audiences—funny to some, deeply uncomfortable and shamefully recognizable to others—but whatever the experience,....Let its empathetic approach to even the ickiest characters stir you, allow yourself to share Emira’s millennial anxieties about adulting, take joy in the innocence of Briar’s still-unmarred personhood, and rejoice that Kiley Reid is only just getting started.”—NPR
“[Such a Fun Age] nestl[es] a nuanced take on racial biases and class divides into a page-turning saga of betrayals, twists, and perfectly awkward relationships....The novel feels bound for book-club glory, due to its sheer readability. The dialogue crackles with naturalistic flair. The plotting is breezy and surprising. Plus, while Reid’s feel for both the funny and the political is undeniable, she imbues her flawed heroes with real heart.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Xavier Nicaise
- 06/12/2020
I'd like to have more of this!
Very nice story, very nicely read!
Just one slight minus point: it's American English but after you're used to it it's really nice!
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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- Ines
- 24/05/2022
Racism can be subtle
I was waiting for something to crescendo when it appears that the story is the opposite of that. This packed a little less punch than the synopsis let on (what's going on with blurb these days?), but it is good in a very subtle way. It reminds me of Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" at times, but where the racism in "The Help" is very glaring, the racism in "Such a Fun Age" is indirect, via micro agressions or behind-the-back comments. While I enjoyed this modern spin of a still very much important problem, I don't think I actually liked the plot itself or the characters. Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I had fun being in Alix's shoes, seeing how she justified her obsession of being perceived as open-minded when she was clearly being problematic. She felt more complex than others, although I fear the ending scratched that sentiment for me.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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- Monika Nogaj
- 18/07/2020
Disappointing
Very well read by Nicole Lewis. A pleasure to listen to her as she brings the various characters to life.
The story is however very disappointing, full of cliches about what the book actually wants to denounce.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 31/01/2020
This is embarrassing!
Getting through this audiobook was difficult when you are cringing every two sentences. I am appalled by the portrayal of both African-American and the Caucasian characters in this book. It came across as caricatures and I am sad everyone is jumping on the bandwagon that the book was 'amazing' when the dialogue of half these characters was so damn bad. This is pissing me off for anyone not of color picking up this audiobook and believing that this encompasses the black experience (how black people speak, especially when their backstories are those of college educated women (e.g. one character getting her second masters); so one-dimensional and embarrassing.
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- SouthernChaos
- 14/01/2020
No
Not one single person in this book is likable. No one. I finished, but it I kept waiting for so much more.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04/01/2020
Wow
I’ll admit it. I’m a mood reader. I’m also easily influenced and find myself often tracking down a book I’ve seen heavily discussed on social media. I always want to see if the hype is really all it’s cracked up to be. I had seen this book being discussed on social media but decided I definitely had to get it when it was chosen for Reese’s January book of the month pick. I usually listen to audiobooks slowly, while I get ready for work, on my commute, while working out, cooking dinner etc.
It often takes me a week or so to finish a 10-12 hour audio book. I started this book January 2nd around 1 o’clock and finished on January 3rd around 10 pm.
I could NOT stop listening.
The narrator is probably the best I’ve listened to since becoming an audible member over a year ago. I loved her voices for the characters, her inflection made the story even better.
The writing was so light and airy and flowed so well.
I honestly kept guessing throughout the story about what would happen. Not only is this an entertaining read but it addresses so many social issues without being preachy or cramming one’s beliefs down the reader’s throat.
I’m honestly sad I’m finished with it. Book hangover for sure. If this is the author’s debut novel I can’t wait to get my hands on her next. WOW!
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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- Rachel A.
- 17/01/2020
promising start but nothing else
the most interesting part of this book is outlined in the synopsis. after that.. nothing. the characters are boring and their interactions are superficial. Emira spent the book drifting aimlessly. Alix's business backstory was badass but in the present she'd transformed into a useless puddle of indecision. every time kelley spoke, my eyes rolled into my brain. the high drama of the interaction that kicks the book off peters out into nothing as you spend the next 8 hours listening to conversations and interactions that are pointless, pretentious, or cringeworthy and ultimately lead nowhere. Briar's toddler outbursts were the only bits of dialogue that were enjoyable. the narrator, however, was great - she gave the main characters very distinctive voices.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Jannah
- 08/01/2020
Entertaining and Accurate
As a young African-American woman I can definitely attest that this book accurately depicts the delicate and very complex relationships between black women and their white women employers. So many familiar moments and Déjà vu in this story. Also, touched on .. interracial relationships and those uncomfortable nuisances that can serve as reminders that sometimes there’s a thin line between “wokeness” and ignorance.
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- april
- 14/01/2020
Teen Scream?
Was there a plot or just aimless anecdotes? Desperately seeking a plot, a refund, maybe a clue. Clearly a ramble into the young adult or early childhood section.
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- Ok
- 11/01/2020
Empty
The storyline was lacking anything worthwhile to listen. There is no redeeming purpose of the whole book.
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- Bobbie Hoffman
- 02/01/2020
Another Amazing Reese Selection
I loved this book and the performance. I finished this within 2 days. A very powerful story that I got a lot from.
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Global2 out of 5 stars
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- Mike The Chad
- 02/02/2020
Pointless
I’m 4 hrs into and still don’t see a point to the story. It so far has not been as provocative as the synopsis promised. There is too much mindless dialogue and the only positive thing about the book is the narrator. I don’t think I can finish listening to the book. I might keep it on the back burner for when I’m out of credits.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Lisa K.
- 03/01/2020
Brilliant!!
Kiley Reid captures the good, the bad and the very essence of what we humans do ... it’s all so complex, yet so simple.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Sam
- 06/09/2022
Perfekt
Everything that was written is so beautiful! Race and racism are immensely complex issues and the book handles them really well. What counts as a racist remark, am I covertly racist when I prefer something or someone's company, how can I avoid positive racism, is diversity almost always just a checklist for people in power to feel less racist? I'll be haunted by these questions but I'll also be more mindful of my actions, words, company and taking decisions on someone else's behalf. As a brown woman, a general note to everyone who wants to not be racist or come off as one, or being like Alix and Kelly from the book, ask. Ask how that person feels in that given moment, ask THEM if they need help, don't assume and don't treat a person from minority as your own property that needs to be protected. Always ask first 😊
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- Kevser Gencalp
- 29/01/2020
mediocre
the narrator's performance was good. The book was easy to listen. However, there wasn't much to the plot itself. I found it rather flat: especially the reveal of the background story felt rushed and anticlimactic.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Sandra
- 19/05/2023
Good story
Such a fun story to listen to. I have enjoyed it. I do recommend it.
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- Jasmin Frey
- 07/05/2023
Very US-American
The premise of the story is interesting and the speaker is nice enough, but most of the characters have the same voice. It's difficult to tell everyone apart and we learn about the characters at a very slow pace.
The characters' interactions all seem very superficial and fake, what people act like and say and how we're told they feel don't match up.
I feel like I am having trouble understanding this story because it is very US American, it feels outlandish and strange and tedious to het through.
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- Janet ann allport
- 16/10/2020
Addictive indeed
I couldn't stop listening.
Well written and perceptive character descriptions, you have to go on reading to find out if each person fullfils their goals. Elmira's girlfriends sound like a fun crowd. Well worth it.
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- Sophie S.
- 11/03/2020
Tackles so many problems that are overdue talking about
Really liked this book! It reminded me a lot of Queenie by Carty-Williams so whoever liked it will love this
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- blah
- 31/01/2020
Lovely
The performance was alright, I would have preferred the characters' voices and intonation to be a little different, but it is alright as it is too.
!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!
I would've wished for a different ending. It felt flat as if the writer didn't really had time to finished it. It just feels weird for me atm. maybe by the next reading it will feel better, but I thought that it wasn't a fear ending.
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