Such a Fun Age

First, let me say that this is great one to listen to as an audiobook. Special credit should be given to the voice narrator of the book, Nicole Lewis, for being able to voice a two-year old and the wide variety of characters. I also appreciated the way the book handled the issue of race, which is central to the book. It was both nuanced, showing contradictions and ambivalence, and spot on in showing the racism that exists in people who might not even realize it, who might even think that they're doing the right thing.

Though I enjoyed the book, it was also melodramatic at times. I may have laughed out loud and said “oh no,” but I wanted more out of it.