“…when white people compliment her (‘She’s so professional. There were several points where Emira identified subtleties that just wouldn’t happen to a white person in the same scenario. The view into Emira’s life was as illuminating as it was infuriating. But reading this book got me a little bit closer. I am a white, twenty-six-year-old woman, and I know that I don’t, and will never, understand these complexities and injustices firsthand. In the midst of the global Black Lives Matter protests, Such a Fun Age is a stepping stone to understanding the implicit differences between black and white that, frankly, one just wouldn’t understand unless they have experienced it firsthand. For me, reading this book at this time is no coincidence. Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid’s debut novel, is a contemporary fiction novel that discusses issues surrounding differences in race, age, culture, and socioeconomic class. When a piece of Alix’s past suddenly reappears, not just into Alix’s life, but into Emira’s as well, the already rocky relationship between employer and employee is tested to its breaking point.
Despite Alix’s efforts, Emira remains aloof, struggling both with her position as a part-time babysitter and the harsh realities of being a twenty-something in the post-college real world. When Emira’s employer, Alix Chamberlain, hears about the incident, she attempts to get involved by first befriending, then supporting Emira.
The security guard begins questioning Emira about her relationship with Briar, insinuating that Emira has kidnapped the white 3-year-old. Late on a Saturday night, Emira Tucker is questioned by an upscale grocery store security guard as she watches her babysitting charge, Briar Chamberlain.
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