Emira’s uncertainty about the direction of her life/career/etc.

It may come as no surprise that I related more/found Alix more compelling. Moira: Generally, I don’t like multiple narrators, as it pulls me out of the plot, but I felt it was essential to the story here. The book is told through two vastly different viewpoints - Alix and Emira - did you enjoy this? whose voice did you find more compelling? 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. 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. At twenty-five, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. Alix resolves to make things right.īut Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. 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. Synopsis: 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. Unlike our normal reviews, this will contain spoilers, so if you haven’t read this book, be aware of that! Instead of hopping on Zoom (Zoom fatigue is real, y’all), we each came up with some questions for our co-bloggers to answer. This isn’t the first time we have done a book club read - it’s mainly when there’s a book we all want to review, tbh - but we are doing it a little differently this time.

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid