I read this book like a week ago (maybe 2? What is time??) and I just still am in awe with how much I loved this book and trying to figure out what I wanted to say.⠀
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SUCH A FUN AGE is about Emira a young black female babysitter for a wealthy white family. She is a little lost like most young people but loves her nanny kid Briar. After a night out with friends her boss Alix calls her in a panic, someone attacked their house and she needs Emira to come take the toddler Briar to the store just to get her out of the house. She does because she is getting paid a lot extra and at the store after a dance off with the lil one, she is approached by security and accused of kidnapping the kid. She gets frustrated (understandably so!!) and yells at security and it starts to escalate. A guy there sees what is happening and begins filming it even though Emira said she doesn’t want to be filmed and make a big deal about it. Despite her wishes, it becomes a big deal and changes everything about where she works, who she falls in love with, and her entire life course.⠀
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This was such a multifaceted story and everyone has taken something different from it. I really related to how much Emira struggled thinking about leaving her job and Briar. I know that heartbreaking feeling of knowing you have to leave for your mental health and life but leaving the kids feeling like they won’t have anyone looking out for them is difficult.⠀
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I enjoyed that this book felt lighter than most stories about race but still tackled some really complex issues and I didn’t need a mental health break after reading it. I want a bookclub on this book to better discern how I feel about this book.⠀
