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Amazing!
There are already a lot of reviews singing the praises of this book, so I'm really just echoing them, but it deserves to be said as much as possible - this... READ MORE
Incredible
An essential, warming and surprising read that flows effortlessly from scene to scene and is filled with complex yet relatable characters that are as likea... READ MORE
A car crash that you can’t escape from...
I squirmed the entire way through this book. It is strange and uncomfortable, but it is also darkly funny and brilliantly executed.
I loved Emira and h... READ MORE
An enjoyable and striking read about the messy dynamics of privilege
Don’t be fooled by the pops of colour and the informal title text on the cover - this delivers so much more than just a light and fluffy contemporary (forg... READ MORE
Brilliant comedy of modern manners
I loved this - it made me cringe, think and laugh out loud.
Synopsis
Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for January 2021
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Book of the Year 2021
When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events.
Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with a 'personal brand' and the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's desire to help.
When she meets someone from Alix's past, the two women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know - about themselves, each other, and the messy dynamics of privilege.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN: 9781526612168
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
- Weight: 240g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allEmotional story!
A fresh new voice, Kiley Reid writes with honesty and compassion. The secret is in the detail, combining dry humour with more serious issues.
When Emira, a... READ MORE
Great read!
"Such a fun Age" is a novel that will make you laugh and cringe at the same time. In her hotly anticipated debut, Kiley Reid presents us with some uncomfor... READ MORE
A witty, probing analysis of some of the biggest issues affecting society today
If you're a reader and don't live under a rock, it's highly likely you're already aware of Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid. It's proving to be one of the most... READ MORE
Such a fun book, that manages to cut a little deeper
I hugely enjoyed reading Such a Fun Age - a fun, engaging which deftly covers topics of race, class and the intricacies of relationships between women from... READ MORE
Timely and important
"Such a fun Age" is a novel that will make you laugh and cringe at the same time. In her hotly anticipated debut, Kiley Reid presents us with some uncomfor... READ MORE
Great debut
I was keen to read Such a Fun Age from reading the synopsis alone and it was a great read.
The novel opens with a bang and I was completely drawn in and ... READ MORE
Such a fun book!
Funny and witty read with important topics, but most importantly with very realistic and vivid characters. A good page turner, which I enjoyed very much.
An excellent read
The story of Emira, a 25-year-old who is struggling to figure out what to do with her life and is currently babysitting for a wealthy white woman in Philad... READ MORE
More than lives up to all the praise heaped on it
This novel more than lives up to all the praise heaped on it. When a brick is thrown through her window late at night, Alix calls her babysitter Emira in a... READ MORE
Clever and entertaining
A well written novel "for our times", full of smart observations and neatly skewering the middle classes and their behaviour. I loved it.
A nice read, but I didn't particularly connect with it...
I think the novel was well written and I enjoyed reading it (I even finished it in less than 2 weeks, which was a record for me). But I didn't really get i... READ MORE
Brilliant
I loved this book. It touches on so many relevant themes and the characters were really engaging.
Makes you think about the unconscious and uncomfortable ... READ MORE
An exciting and important read
This novel perfectly encapsulates life of a young black woman in the United States, and deals with it's issues in an honest and important way: Emira's main... READ MORE
An addictive and speedy read!
I devoured this book like binge watching a show on Netflix. And I'm still not sure that's a good thing. It certainly means it was an easy read, the charact... READ MORE
Do not miss this!
Read it over one of my sleepless nights during lockdown, brilliant unputdownable.....an intelligent dissection of prejudice especially those unconscious bi... READ MORE
Unbelievable and Contrived
I'm clearly in the minority here, but the two main events that this story hangs onto, just don't seem to be significant enough to warrant the attention
Ok... READ MORE
Recommend!
Emira is a black babysitter working for the affluent, white Chamberlain family. After a security guard wrongly accuses Emira of ‘kidnapping’ Briar, the whi... READ MORE
An exciting and important read
This novel perfectly encapsulates life of a young black woman in the United States, and deals with it's issues in an honest and important way: Emira's main... READ MORE
excellent and thought provoking
A very engaging story with an excellent and very thought provoking look at race in modern America, 4.5 stars. Didn't want to put it down.
Read this soo quick
Loved how much of an easy read this book was really enjoyed this
Am ambivalent about this book.
I found the topic of manipulation of the characters towards each other and the ‘passive aggressive’ racism thought provoking. As to writing style it is wr... READ MORE
Sparkling and sharp
It feels like I've been hearing people talk about how good this is for a long time, so I was excited to finally get to it - and even more pleased to find i... READ MORE
A great debut
Emira, a 25 year old babysitter, has no idea what she wants to do with her life. One night, she's out with her friends when she's called to babysit Briar i... READ MORE
Thought provoking, pleasurable read
I loved this book, finding all the characters to be ‘fully fleshed out’ - they felt real, a realistic balance of virtues and flaws. It is well written, mak... READ MORE
Wonderful and thought provoking
I wasn't sure when I started reading this book if it was really for me - an older white woman from the UK. However, I soon realised the universality of the... READ MORE
An important and exciting read
This novel perfectly encapsulates life of a young black woman in the United States, and deals with it's issues in an honest and important way: Emira's main... READ MORE
A real page turner.
This came to me via the books review in The Guardian. Having read and greatly enjoyed Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things I expected another roller coaster o... READ MORE
Loved it!
So I bought this when it was long listed for the booker... didn't really know what to expect - but I LOVED IT!
I will have to check out future books by Kil... READ MORE
Contemporary Comedy of Errors/Manners
A contemporary comedy of manners/errors, encompassing subjects such as race, class and gender, but with a touch that is light without being trivialising - ... READ MORE
Absolutely Amazing
I read this book last year and it was definitely one of my favourite reads of 2020.
Such A Fun Age follows a black babysitter, Emira, who babysits the ... READ MORE
Mature
I thought it was going to be a typical chic lit however it turned out to be a mature version of it; I like the issues it raised, racial discriminations as ... READ MORE
Loved this!
I can’t wait for more from Kiley Reid! This is a brilliant book with very well developed characters. It explores the complex dynamics of race and privilege... READ MORE
I’m on the fence...
I enjoyed the characters in this book and the friendship groups but the story as a whole, I’m just not sure? I would love to read this in a book club setti... READ MORE
Witty, elegant, and apt
The first chapter is so emotional it really sets up the theme of the rest of the book, from the get go. Also, the character building is perfect, allowing t... READ MORE
crawdads sing
memorably beautiful not suprising a best seller for months.
Satisfying and clever.
It took me the first 90 odd pages to really get into this book. Worthwhile as it came together beautifully. Really enjoyed it overall. Great characters and... READ MORE
Loved this
I genuinely loved this book. There were lots of scenes in which I found myself relating and found it funny, intelligent and genuine. Beautiful accessible f... READ MORE
Not what I thought it would be…
This book has received so much hype and was long listed for the Booker Prize 2020. A lot of hype can go one of two ways: meets/ exceeds expectations or und... READ MORE
Great debut novel!
This was an excellent debut novel. Alix Chamberlain runs her own business and has a small daughter. One night, there is an incident involving the police ... READ MORE
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