What are you reading?

Reid, K. (2021). Such a fun age. G. P. Putnam’s Sons.

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Abstract

Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age is often described as a sharp, entertaining novel about race, class, and contemporary liberalism in the United States. But for me—as an educational worker at ella vzw, knowledge centre on gender and ethnicity—the book is also a reminder of how we need to keep reinventing and rethinking ways of talking about inequality. Concepts like intersectionality or privilege are not only easily perceived as ‘academic’; in today’s political climate, they increasingly provoke resistance. People deny the presence of racism, dismiss structural inequality as ‘woke ideology’, or cling to a meritocratic worldview that obscures unequal starting positions. Reid navigates this resistance with remarkable skill. She does not lecture or correct. Instead, she tells a story about ordinary people whose interactions quietly expose the structures they live in.

How to Cite:

Baeck, H., (2026) “Reid, K. (2021). Such a fun age. G. P. Putnam’s Sons.”, DiGeSt - Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies . doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/digest.101154