From the Bookshelf of Bound Together…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
4★
“But then, seemingly all at once, Briar started talking. Funneled by two massive front teeth, Briar’s voice consumed everything in its path. It was loud and hoarse and never stopped. When Briar slept, it was as if a fire alarm had finally been turned off, and Alix’s head throbbed with what she remembered was peace and quiet.”
Briar is the quirky two-year-old daughter of well-to-do parents Peter and Alix Chamberlain. Alix used to be Alex Murphy (not born so well-to-do) but became Alix (ah-LEEKS’ ...more
“But then, seemingly all at once, Briar started talking. Funneled by two massive front teeth, Briar’s voice consumed everything in its path. It was loud and hoarse and never stopped. When Briar slept, it was as if a fire alarm had finally been turned off, and Alix’s head throbbed with what she remembered was peace and quiet.”
Briar is the quirky two-year-old daughter of well-to-do parents Peter and Alix Chamberlain. Alix used to be Alex Murphy (not born so well-to-do) but became Alix (ah-LEEKS’ ...more
Very good book. It caused some uncomfortable feelings but was easy to read. Highly recommend
Not gonna lie, with all the hype around this book I was disappointed. ☹️
Definitely a book for these times. A kind of comedy of manners exploring race relations. Entertaining and thought provoking.
What a great debut novel. So much to discuss.
Kept looking up from reading it wondering who I could talk to about it.
Kept looking up from reading it wondering who I could talk to about it.
I had the privilege of reading and advanced copy through Netgalley.
I'm going to be thinking about this one for awhile...about what it means to exist in a world of privileges and how my interactions with others might be perceived.
I enjoyed reading this and read it super quickly (less that one day!!), and I highly recommend it too!
#SuchAfunAge #NetGalley ...more
I'm going to be thinking about this one for awhile...about what it means to exist in a world of privileges and how my interactions with others might be perceived.
I enjoyed reading this and read it super quickly (less that one day!!), and I highly recommend it too!
#SuchAfunAge #NetGalley ...more
A wonderful premise for the times we are living in.
Jul 13, 2019
Jules
marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2019
Colleen
marked it as to-read
Dec 19, 2019
Melissa
marked it as dnf
Jan 08, 2020
Lisa
marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2020
Wendy
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2020
Ashley Hart
marked it as to-read
Jan 16, 2020
Anna
marked it as to-read
Jan 20, 2020
Wendy
marked it as to-read
Jan 22, 2020
Nats
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2020
Amanda
marked it as i-own-these-books-want-to-read
Apr 21, 2020
Nancy
marked it as to-read
May 10, 2020
Sara
marked it as to-read
