Alix is controlling, selfish, and so offensively ignorant (purposefully) of her over-stepping. She’s now onto obsessing over the black nanny, who she is desperate to become friends with. Alix has some ‘trauma’ from high school, but she’s Totally Past That. Alix has 2x children under the age of 3, so naturally, you get a nanny (?). Her career is in writing letters (what ever the hell that means) to companies, and SOMETIMES she reviews/promotes them (? The Most Privileged Job In the World). Emira knows her boundaries (usually only AFTER somebody has taken advantage of her), but she is so level-headed– I wish I was as patient and as kind as her.Īlix: CRAZY, EVIL, PRIVILEGED, ICE-QUEEN.
Emira is an excellent embodiment of what many young black Pennsylvanian women are like, but that is not the depiction we ever see in the media. She is NOT your typical sassy black woman. Overall, this was an EXCELLENT BOOK CLUB READ, with plenty of discussion points to hash out with your friends.Įmira: Meet Emira (or ‘Mira’ by the 3-year-old she babysits) she’s 25, she’s black, she’s unwealthy, and she’s a wallflower. This has high school pettiness, woman-friendships, new adult’s coming of age (to Actual Adulthood), as well as extremely tricky themes like racism, privilege, and assumptions (+ stereotypes). The blurb really just hints at what the first chapter is about, and I didn’t think it had much plot for me to read an entire novel for. At first, I thought I wouldn’t like this book. Each week, I’ve been posting summaries + discussion questions (feel free to use them for your own book club!). I had an absolute blast while reading this book! This was the May Book Club Pick.
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