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> Tag: Kiley Reid

“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.”

I Would be Doing this Anyway by Jia Tolentino

Rewards by Emma Cline

Crewelwork by Justin Torres

The Tomorrow Box by Curtis Sittenfeld

If You Are Lonely and You Know It by Yiyun Li

The Summer House by Cristina Henriquez

Me and Carlos by Tom Perrotta

Simplexity by Kiley Reid

June 14, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Ahh, Lester Bangs. Or at least, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs via Cameron Crowe in Almost Famous. Did I just grab this quote because it features the word “currency”? Well…yes and no. Currency, my latest dive into Amazon Original Stories (but not the latest collection released) describes itself as being about “friends, trends, and dividends”. The link between these eight stories is the currency between people; social, professional, and personal transactions made when money is too much to offer or not enough to cover. The players […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Amazon Originals, Arden Cho, audible originals, audio, Cristina Henríquez, currency, currency collection, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emma Cline, eric dane, financial worry, helen hunt, Jackson White, jealously, Jia Tolentino, justin torres, kelly marie tran, Kiley Reid, kindle library, Kindle Unlimited, lonliness, Malcom Hillgartner, microaggression, mixed bag, Race, short stories, Thom Rivera, Tom Perrotta, wilson cruz, yiyun li

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:61 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Amazon Originals, Arden Cho, audible originals, audio, Cristina Henríquez, currency, currency collection, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emma Cline, eric dane, financial worry, helen hunt, Jackson White, jealously, Jia Tolentino, justin torres, kelly marie tran, Kiley Reid, kindle library, Kindle Unlimited, lonliness, Malcom Hillgartner, microaggression, mixed bag, Race, short stories, Thom Rivera, Tom Perrotta, wilson cruz, yiyun li ·
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Financial Instability Really Puts a Damper on Fun

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

March 26, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

This book literally looks like a number of other books–namely Little Fires Everywhere, which has a similar-ish vibe. I don’t know why I didn’t pick it up before, but it might actually be because of Little Fires Everywhere, which completely and utterly lost me at the end (Spoiler:[when we learn that Mia stole someone else’s child and ran away.]) Instead, I read this on the recommendation of a friend who mentioned that Reid used to be a receptionist at his company, a job she took (presumably) after […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kiley Reid, recommendation

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kiley Reid, recommendation ·
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I couldn’t put it down

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

February 16, 2021 by postcardsandbooks Leave a Comment

This book was a wonderful surprise. I don’t know why I thought this was going to be a YA novel before I picked it up. It might have to do with the fact that the main character is a babysitter but if anyone is under the same misconception as me, be aware this is not YA. It is actually one of the most interesting fiction books I’ve ever read which discuss the different ways racism manifests in people who consider themselves allies. Such a Fun […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kiley Reid

postcardsandbooks's CBR13 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kiley Reid ·
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Such a Fun Age

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

December 29, 2020 by Fiat.Luxury 1 Comment

I really enjoyed this book!  It is a page-turner, the characters are well-developed, and the conflict feels real and contemporary.  I also really like the title. Here’s the Goodreads summary: “In the midst of a family crisis one late evening, white blogger Alix Chamberlain calls her African American babysitter, Emira, asking her to take toddler Briar to the local market for distraction. There, the security guard accuses Emira of kidnapping Briar, and Alix’s efforts to right the situation turn out to be good intentions selfishly […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kiley Reid, Such a fun age

Fiat.Luxury's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kiley Reid, Such a fun age ·
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Are we having fun yet

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

May 26, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

Discomfort should be examined, and I find books where well-meaning people go too far in “helping” incredibly uncomfortable, I’m sure due to my anxiety and desire to help wherever possible. I would sincerely hope that I’m not Alix, the white woman employing our protagonist Emira as a nanny to her child, and would never presume that I know better than another adult what is best for her, or Kelley, the boyfriend who does the same from another angle. But this book was uncomfortable to read […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kiley Reid

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:65 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kiley Reid ·
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Massive catch up, varied quality

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

May 12, 2020 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid This was one I did not want to have to reduce to a catch-up post but here we are, too many books and too little time. Everyone everywhere is raving about Such a Fun Age and for a damn good reason. This is the rare book that is both quality good and can’t-put-it-down good. The story opens with Emira Tucker, part-time nanny to a wealthy family in Philadelphia, helping her employer out in a midnight emergency and taking her […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Anna Wiener, Delia Owens, Kiley Reid, Louise Erdrich, sarah j maas

lowercasesee's CBR12 Review No:31 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Anna Wiener, Delia Owens, Kiley Reid, Louise Erdrich, sarah j maas ·
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