Such a Fun Age
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Hervorragend wie Reid es schaffte, den Lesenden zu unterhalten und gleichzeitig über unbequeme Themen wie White Saviorism aufzuklären. Es war für mich gleichermassen frustrierend und faszinierend zu lesen, in wie viele (unnötige) Missverständnisse die Protagonisten verwickelt wurden und wie leicht diese hätten vermieden werden können, wenn sie nur miteinander gesprochen hätten. Während des Buches stellte ich mir oft die Frage, wer mit seinem Verhalten nun im Recht ist und wer die „richtigen“ Intentionen hat. Ich habe die Antwort darauf bis zum Schluss nicht wirklich gefunden und vermutlich gibt es sie auch nicht. Ich würde dieses Buch denjenigen empfehlen, welche von sich behaupten würden, nicht rassistisch zu sein.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Privilegien, Rassismus und weitere Themen werden hier in Alltagssituationen verpackt, die sich lesen, als wäre man selbst dabei. Immer wieder kann man sich auch richtig schön fremdschämen - oder aber das Verhalten der Figuren und seine eigenen Ansichten hinterfragen. Die Charaktere sind vielschichtig, die Beschreibungen lebendig und die Handlung bleibt durchweg fesselnd. Zum Ende hin nimmt die Geschichte immer mehr Fahrt auf und wird dadurch zunehmend spannender.
Honestly this would have been five stars if it hadn‘t been for the last two chapters. Feels like Reid just wanted to be done with the book and rushed through them. Such a Fun Age tackles the topic of white saviourism and how those doing it believe themselves to be allies but actually just represent a different form of racism. Reid‘s writing flows easily; it sweeps you up and takes you on a journey that evokes strong emotions. Reading the book I felt so angry at Alix and just wanted Emira to get out of that house. Reid deftly and skillfully had Alix‘s true feelings, thoughts and motivations peeking through all while she tried convincing herself she was only doing all of this for Emira (spoiler alert: she wasn‘t).
*4.5
The only thing I really wanna say about this is: If the first chapter was a short story and sold as such . it would have been 5 out of 5. The rest of the book felt pointless to me - I mean I understand its intent and all of that, but it would've felt more powerful to me to leave it after the first chapter and be like - this is it. This is sadly reality. The rest of the book felt constructed and it lost its power somehow. Still important topic. And I would recommend reading it if you are interested.
3,5 ⭐️
Woww this book definitely had its ups and downs. Such an Fun Age by Kiley Reid tells the story of a young Black woman who is wrongly accused of kidnapping while babysitting a white child, and the events that follow the incident. So the writing in this book was absolutely phenomenal BUT for me personally it was just a little bit deep and every tiny detail was discussed for like half a page, but this is just my own opinion. There was a bit to much monolog and world building in this for my own taste but I definitely still think Kileys writing style is absolutely extraordinary. So what I did like about this book is how well thought through every single character was. I mean of course we have the side characters like Laney or Tamra that we don't know that much about but the protagonists themselves were so well thought through. This is a very interesting and also important story that shows to much chaos an act of racism can actually lead . Of course, I can not relate to the things that our main character Emira went through, because I am a white woman, but I am absolutly ashamed of the people that continue to be racist in our world even today. For me this book wasn't just really that catching and I didn't get attached to any of the characters and the ending wasn't really satisfying neither, so this book receives 3,75 stars from me. The book also had the perfect length because I have to be honest if this was 100 pages longer I probably would have dnf this. TW: Racism, Sexism Quotes : “Emira realized that Briar probably didn't know how to say good-bye because she never had to do it before. "I don't need you to be mad that it happened. I need you to be mad that it just like... happens. " One day, when Emira would say good-bye to Briar, she'd also leave the joy of having somewhere to be, the satisfaction of understanding the rules, the comfort of knowing what's coming next, and the privilege of finding a home within yourself. " Some days, Emira would carry the dread that if Briar ever struggled to find herself, she’d probably just hire someone to do it for her."
Beschreibung
Beiträge
Hervorragend wie Reid es schaffte, den Lesenden zu unterhalten und gleichzeitig über unbequeme Themen wie White Saviorism aufzuklären. Es war für mich gleichermassen frustrierend und faszinierend zu lesen, in wie viele (unnötige) Missverständnisse die Protagonisten verwickelt wurden und wie leicht diese hätten vermieden werden können, wenn sie nur miteinander gesprochen hätten. Während des Buches stellte ich mir oft die Frage, wer mit seinem Verhalten nun im Recht ist und wer die „richtigen“ Intentionen hat. Ich habe die Antwort darauf bis zum Schluss nicht wirklich gefunden und vermutlich gibt es sie auch nicht. Ich würde dieses Buch denjenigen empfehlen, welche von sich behaupten würden, nicht rassistisch zu sein.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Privilegien, Rassismus und weitere Themen werden hier in Alltagssituationen verpackt, die sich lesen, als wäre man selbst dabei. Immer wieder kann man sich auch richtig schön fremdschämen - oder aber das Verhalten der Figuren und seine eigenen Ansichten hinterfragen. Die Charaktere sind vielschichtig, die Beschreibungen lebendig und die Handlung bleibt durchweg fesselnd. Zum Ende hin nimmt die Geschichte immer mehr Fahrt auf und wird dadurch zunehmend spannender.
Honestly this would have been five stars if it hadn‘t been for the last two chapters. Feels like Reid just wanted to be done with the book and rushed through them. Such a Fun Age tackles the topic of white saviourism and how those doing it believe themselves to be allies but actually just represent a different form of racism. Reid‘s writing flows easily; it sweeps you up and takes you on a journey that evokes strong emotions. Reading the book I felt so angry at Alix and just wanted Emira to get out of that house. Reid deftly and skillfully had Alix‘s true feelings, thoughts and motivations peeking through all while she tried convincing herself she was only doing all of this for Emira (spoiler alert: she wasn‘t).
*4.5
The only thing I really wanna say about this is: If the first chapter was a short story and sold as such . it would have been 5 out of 5. The rest of the book felt pointless to me - I mean I understand its intent and all of that, but it would've felt more powerful to me to leave it after the first chapter and be like - this is it. This is sadly reality. The rest of the book felt constructed and it lost its power somehow. Still important topic. And I would recommend reading it if you are interested.
3,5 ⭐️
Woww this book definitely had its ups and downs. Such an Fun Age by Kiley Reid tells the story of a young Black woman who is wrongly accused of kidnapping while babysitting a white child, and the events that follow the incident. So the writing in this book was absolutely phenomenal BUT for me personally it was just a little bit deep and every tiny detail was discussed for like half a page, but this is just my own opinion. There was a bit to much monolog and world building in this for my own taste but I definitely still think Kileys writing style is absolutely extraordinary. So what I did like about this book is how well thought through every single character was. I mean of course we have the side characters like Laney or Tamra that we don't know that much about but the protagonists themselves were so well thought through. This is a very interesting and also important story that shows to much chaos an act of racism can actually lead . Of course, I can not relate to the things that our main character Emira went through, because I am a white woman, but I am absolutly ashamed of the people that continue to be racist in our world even today. For me this book wasn't just really that catching and I didn't get attached to any of the characters and the ending wasn't really satisfying neither, so this book receives 3,75 stars from me. The book also had the perfect length because I have to be honest if this was 100 pages longer I probably would have dnf this. TW: Racism, Sexism Quotes : “Emira realized that Briar probably didn't know how to say good-bye because she never had to do it before. "I don't need you to be mad that it happened. I need you to be mad that it just like... happens. " One day, when Emira would say good-bye to Briar, she'd also leave the joy of having somewhere to be, the satisfaction of understanding the rules, the comfort of knowing what's coming next, and the privilege of finding a home within yourself. " Some days, Emira would carry the dread that if Briar ever struggled to find herself, she’d probably just hire someone to do it for her."