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Book Club Kit: Such a Fun Age

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This is an excellent book, and the book club kit supplements the book. The cocktail recipes are lovely, and the questions will generate many discussions. This guide is short and sweet. I highly recommend it.

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It was fun and engaging, the guides as well as the background of the book is very interesting. It helps me become more interested in reading the book itself

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This is such a fun, engaging book club kit! I love reading interviews with authors, and hearing about what inspired them to write their novel. The included discussion questions are perfect for encouraging deeper exploration of the book's characters and themes, the kit is easily printable/accessible and I loved how Netgalley began including on their sites. Will definitely use in the near future with my very own book club.

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I absoluelty love these kits. I run a book group that is all about the intersectionality of gender, race, class etc where we read fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays that dabble in an assortment of genres for ages twelve and up. A kit like this makes it 10x easier to prep for my discussion that month with a sort of guideline for what sort of questions can be asked on top of the author interviews. I also really enjoy the handouts that these kits provide. The book marks and even book related lists are great for patrons wanting more from the book group.

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I really like Penguin book kits. Not only is it well thought-out concise, but it contains some great cocktails recipes I want to try out today evening!

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My Book Club read this book last summer and would have greatly benefited from the thoughtful questions and other resources in this Reader's Guide - highly recommend this to Book Clubs reading "Such a Fun Age".

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We read this book as a book club and loved this additional resource to aid our discussions. We will definitely utilize more of these in the future. Thank you!

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This book is not at all what I expected it to be but turned out to be suspenseful, artful, and intriguing. The difference of interpretation following the revelations and lives of the two female MCs was so fascinating to read about. The acute approach taken to racism, hypocrisy, and the objective of sensitive matters really sold this story for me. It can be a daunting feat to skillfully include the revelations
Conceded by the end of the book, particularly a characters brink between protectiveness and obsession. Overall this book is a testimonial to character dynamics, regression, and hefty topics handled with sophistication and knowledge.

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I loved this book so I was very excited about that kit. You will not be disappointed! There are thought provoking questions, cocktails and coloring page. I wish we had this add-ons in every book.

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I have not read the actual but by reading the kit , it gave me an idea what the book is all about and at the same time, getting to know the author as well.

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This is such a fun and catchy book cover that it's the perfect way to highlight this book club kit. To get it started, drink recipes are first, which will be appreciated by the hostess (they can be printed out as a bookmark for a party favor). Like most parties, it helps get everyone relaxed and acquainted with each other.

Next up the discussion questions. The formatting was really out of whack on my device which made it hard to read and comprehend. I loved that they discussed the book's themes: perspective, relationships, boundaries, age, experience, challenges, and accusations. Because they weren't easy to read, it was harder to grasp their meaning and relevance. I ended up make-shifting some of my own with the jest of these.

The conversation with Kiley Reid was great. Her photograph is phenomenal. We learn about her passion, experiences, discrimination, advice, perception, awards, and author inspiration. I was happy to read that she is working on the film adaptation and hopefully a second novel.

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i didn't see that this was a book club kit when downloading. i expected to be able to read the book and that's why i didn't read through this kit.

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“I don't need you to be mad that it happened. I need you to be mad that it just like... happens.”

Such A Fun Age is an important read for everyone. I appreciate that Kiley Reid doesn't shy away from topics that make people uncomfortable, & this book club guide can help groups navigate through taking about the systematic racism that permeates society.

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Ocala Book Club has this book on it's list for a future read. As the owner/moderator of Ocala Book Club, I downloaded this book club kit to see if it would be an interesting addition to the book club meeting. Discussion questions and an interview with the author are in the kit. This will be a handy addition to the meeting.

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Thanks NetGalley for an arc of this book club kit.
The book was fantastic and the book club kit offered wonderful guidance to walk our book club through all the topics!! It also helped us analyze those topics closer. Very helpful guide.

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As someone who has tried and failed to create or be apart of MANY book clubs, I absolutely love this kit! This book is one of my top books on my TBR along with a few friends, after showing this to them we have decided to read and discuss together and use this kit to guide us! And all the extra goodies are so cool!
My favorite part is the Color the cover page!

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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid was one of my favorite reads of 2021, and this book club kit just gives me more love for the book. It includes discussion questions sure to enhance any book club discussion, two character-themed cocktails, an author interview, and even a cover to color in! I wish every book I purchased had such an add-on.

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Another great book club guide! This book itself begged a lot of thought-provoking questions, but I liked how the guide took it a step deeper and also opened the floor for greater discussion in a group. Super fun additions with the coloring page and cocktails - it would be so much fun to have those made up to serve to the group! Really helpful guide, just docking one point because I originally downloaded on Kindle and it did NOT convert well - stick with a PDF.

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I ended up reading this book shortly after getting approved for the book club kit for NetGalley. I did not use this during an actual book club but the discussion questions were interesting.

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This is an amazing book and for me, felt like a coming of age unlike any other. I bought this book for friends I know will enjoy it as equally as I did!

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