Pairs well with: Your preferred Saturday morning drink
This story is about a 20-something year old girl living in Philly trying to figure out her love life, what she wants to do with her future and trying to balance a social life. AKA, myself and every one of my friends here in Philly, so I loved it. If you’re from Philly you’ll get a good laugh at the references, like the rich white boyfriend who works out of a WeWork and lives above a CrossFit in Fishtown. Everything down to proof reading your friends texts before she sends them to a guy and evaluating if she actually likes him or if he’s tall is relatable and will have you laughing. This is Kiley Reids’ first novel and I will definitely read anything else she writes after this.
As much as this story is similar to what I know of life in my twenties in Philly, it’s also incredibly different than my experience living here as a white female. I have never had to think before walking into a grocery store in Rittenhouse, not about how I’m dressed, or if security will question why I’m there like she has to in this story. Supporting the BLM movement isn’t just big acts and donations, it’s listening and learning from the perspective of those that are different from you. Continuing to educate yourself, supporting POC in the arts, and making yourself uncomfortable while learning about what others truly go through in their daily lives is how you grow.