Such a Fun Age
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What's it about
Ever wondered how your good intentions might actually be causing harm? Get ready to explore the cringeworthy, awkward, and often invisible ways that privilege and race play out in everyday life, even between people who think they're on the same side. This summary of Kiley Reid's sharp-witted novel unpacks the explosive relationship between a young Black babysitter and her wealthy, well-meaning white employer. You'll discover how a single, racially charged incident at a grocery store spirals into a complex mess of transactional relationships, performative wokeness, and buried secrets, forcing you to question what it truly means to "do the right thing."
Meet the author
Kiley Reid is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship and taught undergraduate creative writing workshops focused on race and class. Drawing from her own experiences working as a babysitter in New York for six years, Reid explores transactional relationships, race, and the stickiness of good intentions. Her sharp, timely, and empathetic storytelling has made her a vital voice in contemporary fiction, with her debut novel earning a Booker Prize longlist nomination.
What's it about
Ever wondered how your good intentions might actually be causing harm? Get ready to explore the cringeworthy, awkward, and often invisible ways that privilege and race play out in everyday life, even between people who think they're on the same side. This summary of Kiley Reid's sharp-witted novel unpacks the explosive relationship between a young Black babysitter and her wealthy, well-meaning white employer. You'll discover how a single, racially charged incident at a grocery store spirals into a complex mess of transactional relationships, performative wokeness, and buried secrets, forcing you to question what it truly means to "do the right thing."
Meet the author
Kiley Reid is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship and taught undergraduate creative writing workshops focused on race and class. Drawing from her own experiences working as a babysitter in New York for six years, Reid explores transactional relationships, race, and the stickiness of good intentions. Her sharp, timely, and empathetic storytelling has made her a vital voice in contemporary fiction, with her debut novel earning a Booker Prize longlist nomination.
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