MaryBee

"My 50-page rule didn’t work for this book. I was done on page 15. Returned." Permalink

"The most enjoyable aspects of this novel were the hilarious interactions between Emira and her girlfriends and the tender, touching relationship between Emira and Briar, the child she babysits. There were important themes introduced in this book....." Permalink

"Just going to say it.....hated it! The storyline was just dumb. Mentions of Hillary Clinton irked me as well as all of the racial references. I felt as though the author was more interested in telling her readers her liberal views or how we s..." Permalink

"What a dreadful book. This book fails miserably to deal with the issues the author purportedly aims to address; namely racism, white saviourism, white privilege and white guilt. “It is a searing debut for our times.” Yeah, no, it's not. The plot i..." Permalink

"Would give 0 stars if I could. None of the characters were sympathetic. The writing was clunky, juvenile, and underdeveloped. Such a Fun Age wanted to be a lesson more than it wanted to be a book. Pass." Permalink