tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post844038307220540617..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Such A Fun Age | Kiley Reid #USfictionBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53492066534645887952020-02-06T08:29:58.600+11:002020-02-06T08:29:58.600+11:00Oh I think it would be a great book group read!Oh I think it would be a great book group read!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-84086096570752996452020-02-06T07:53:55.886+11:002020-02-06T07:53:55.886+11:00I agree with all you've said here Liz. It real...I agree with all you've said here Liz. It really was a fun, thought-provoking and uneasy read. I think my issue was reading it 2 mnths down the track from you, after all the online buzz had seeped into my consciousness. My expectations were inflated by the time I got to it.<br /><br />It is odd, but when I read this book, I really enjoy it; there were times when I could barely put it down, but then when I went to write this post, I could only come up with all the things that bugged me! I kept thinking the book was going to go in a certain direction, and it didn't, for which I was grateful, but then I wasn't really sure where it did go. Perhaps I'll recommend it for my book group?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-57139239216072093462020-02-06T01:29:44.819+11:002020-02-06T01:29:44.819+11:00I read this in December and I have to say I really...I read this in December and I have to say I really liked it. I felt it had a lot to say about race, motherhood and privilege, told in an engaging and perhaps "lighter" way but it certainly gave me a lot to think about. I kind of classed it with The Hate U Give and An American Marriage as a readable book with big underlying themes. https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/book-review-kiley-reid-such-a-fun-age/ I didn't feel the characters were all the same age demographic and certainly weren't in the same place in life, however I do agree on the best characters. I liked Emira's best friend, too, though. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-66302799922938115622020-02-02T23:47:49.286+11:002020-02-02T23:47:49.286+11:00I've been curious about it but after this revi...I've been curious about it but after this review, Brona, I am not. It's so tiring, these books made a propose to bring to the front what's already our "reality". I know not all books have to be literature, hahaha, but my picks (and I know that yours) are mostly lit. I like my books be those that shape, toss and turn my views, and when I pick entertaining, I usually pick up books set in a context different than my reality.<br /><br />But years from now, if I see it for a dollar on the sale rack, I may pick it.Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-73344474755158577882020-02-02T23:44:13.411+11:002020-02-02T23:44:13.411+11:00I've been on the fence about reading this one....I've been on the fence about reading this one. I do like stories that keep me guessing but sometimes I get impatient with ditzy or annoying characters.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-14248222555932397892020-02-02T20:16:52.432+11:002020-02-02T20:16:52.432+11:00It really is a lot of fun to read Marina. It kept ...It really is a lot of fun to read Marina. It kept me guessing throughout the first half - I wasn't sure if it was going to be a viral video/pubic shaming story, a #metoo story or a creepy stalker story. <br />I'll be curious to hear what other bloggers have to say.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-43489721242629652632020-02-02T20:01:03.489+11:002020-02-02T20:01:03.489+11:00Yes, I have my doubts about reading this one, but ...Yes, I have my doubts about reading this one, but am probably not going to be able to resist the temptation.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.com