Such a Fun Age dissects the dynamics of white privilege with a lightness of touch as well as sharp observations, and an empathy that lends depth to all of its protagonists. In Such a Fun Age, the devil really is in the details. Reid delivers this turbulent opening, and everything that ensues, with a glorious fluidity and wit, and often devastating relatability. The scene feels both piercingly pertinent and incredibly deep-rooted: a fictional scenario that recalls numerous queasy real-life events, where innocent black civilians, including children, have been reported for non-existent ‘crimes’. Meanwhile, a passing shopper films everything on his phone.
When Emira takes Alix’s toddler to a fancy grocery store, the young black woman is racially profiled by security, and accused of abducting the white child she's takng care of. Its lead character, 25-year-old Emira Tucker, is called out on an emergency babysitting job by her wealthy employer, Alix Chamberlain. Within the first few pages of US author Kiley Reid’s best-selling debut novel, Such a Fun Age, an unusual Saturday night has spiralled into a deeply uneasy confrontation.
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