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I devoured Such a Fun Age last year, and the discussion questions and Q&A in this resource are perfect to help lead a book club discussion, especially as it will inevitably center on race. The coloring page and drink recipes are fun too!

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This made a great addition to book club discussion! The kit included cocktail recipes and a fun coloring page, along with very thought provoking questions. I really enjoyed reading the interview with the author and getting a bit of insight into the motivations for writing this book. I highly recommend!

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The Book Club Kit for Such a Fun Age includes cocktail recipes, book club questions and a discussion with the author.

I really enjoyed this book. So I think that the idea of having a book club kit is such a great idea. This way actual book clubs can read this and have their discussion questions ready.

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The Such a Fun Age Book Club Kit includes three items - discussion questions, an interview with the author, and a "Color Your Own Cover." Having just finished the book, I found the discussion questions to be thought-provoking. I loved the coloring page as it really works for this cover! The interview with Kiley Reid was informative and provided some interesting context - she worked as a nanny!

I'd definitely recommend this book club kit for both solo readers who want to reflect more on the book and for book clubs.

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This is a fun and informative book club kit!

This kit includes
- Character themed cocktails (I can’t wait to try them!)
- Discussion questions – This book is so thought provoking and I think these questions will give rise to insightful conversations on race and performative allyship.
- An interview with the author, Kiley Reid
- A coloring sheet of the book’s cover

The kit is great and would definitely be a great resource for any book club!

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This book club kit includes: cocktail recipes based on the two female leads in Such a Fun Age, discussion questions, an interview with Author Kiley Reid, and a cover coloring page. The discussion questions included are good conversation starters, and I appreciated hearing more from the author. The drinks, questions, and activity definitely skew this kit towards a female audience, but are all still things I'd like to have if facilitating a group discussion about Such a Fun age. Though I maybe would have chosen different cocktails, this book makes me look forward to a time where we can have in person book club meetings again!

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Love the drink recipes for the main characters. The discussion questions were good as was the author interview, but I wanted more. Did make me very interested in the book, however!

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I appreciated the discussion questions that went along with this guide as well as the interview with the author. The recipes for mixed drinks won't be anything that I'd use with my book club, but I can't really fault them for including them since it is an interesting idea. It just doesn't work for me.

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Great Book Club Kit as a supplement to Such a Fun Age! I read this book last year & it was nice to reflect upon a story that has stayed with me! The questions were provocative & really enjoyed the interview with Kiley Reid. The drink recipes were a nice addition too! Would definitely recommend for Book Clubs or anyone who wants to reflect on the book alone!

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This is an awesome companion to a bookclub. The cocktails sound amazing. You can’t go wrong with a white wine spritzer. I also like that they have questions. It is sometimes hard to find thought provoking questions to discuss when you get in front of a group of people. I also liked the interview with the author. I will definitely be looking for more book club kits in the future.

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This Penguin Random House Book Club Kit is such a great idea. It's short and concise, spicing up your book club meeting without making a literal plan or taking up your entire time as a group.

This kit consists of:
- a list of inventive, poignant questions; I love how thought provoking and open they are, welcoming many different points of view in your group
- an interview with the author
- a coloring page of the cover (though it was missing from my advance copy)
- recipes for two character-themed cocktails - that is seriously awesome. I wish there was a non-alcoholic option, too, although you can easily take the booze out and make the recipe anyway. I would love culinary recipes as well, especially for snacks.

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Wonderful addition to book club night thank you! So much really thought provoking questions, the Color the title page was a nice addition to my daughter loved feeling like she was included

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This book club kit includes discussion questions, and interview with the author and some fun stuff like a colouring page. The interview pages with the author were interesting to read since it provided some insight into the novel itself. A great book club kit!

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this was a fun little q&a to read! always interesting to read more from the author’s insight.

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The book club kit for Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid includes questions to lend to a deeper discussion of the book. Two interviews with the author are included. The interview transcript gives us a much deeper understanding of why the author chose to write the book and how she went about researching and writing it - as well as more points for discussion. A perfect accompaniment for any book group that is reading Such a Fun Age..

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Amazing inspiring and thought provoking questions that are PERFECT for any book club meeting. Highly highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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Thanks to the publisher for providing this book club kit! I found this to be very useful to have. I think the suggested questions are thought provoking. And the cocktail recipes is a fun additional thing.. I also enjoyed the “color the cover” page.

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Interesting questions for a nice book club. This book club kit also includes some very fun character themed-cocktails which I really recommend you serve during the book club; a short Q&A with the author Kiley Reid and a 'color the cover' for some mindfulness.

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I love that there is an awesome kit with fantastic questions to be able to lead a discussion for this book. Partial review pulled from my book club's official review on IG at @Actorswhobook.

Such a Fun Age takes aim at the "white pursuit of wokeness" in way that is highly entertaining yet incredibly disheartening.

This satire alternates between the perspectives of Emira, an incredible babysitter working her way through a bit of a quarter-life-crisis, and her boss Alix, the picture of a working-mom influencer who prides herself on her progressive beliefs, despite her efforts being largely self serving.

Funny, moving, and deeply clever, this will leave you sifting through your own experiences with race, performative allyship, and hopefully, aiming to do better. I think this kit opens up a great discussion for readers and will leave everyone thinking long after.

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I simply could not put this book down. There was so much to process and think through, so I wish my book club had this Book Club Kit when we were discussing. Also wish we'd had the awesome recipe included in the kit! Honestly we may need to circle back and go through some of these questions with a pina colada in hand.

Parts of the following review are pulled from my book club's official review on IG at @ActorsWhoBook.

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid takes aim at “the white pursuit of wokeness” in a way that is highly entertaining yet incredibly disheartening. The dialogue is incredibly accessible and relatable, which made it all the more cringey at times, and I mean that in a good way.

This satire alternates between the perspectives of Emira, an incredible babysitter working her way through a bit of a quarter-life-crisis, and her boss, Alix, the picture of a working-mom influencer who prides herself on her progressive beliefs, despite her efforts being largely self serving.

Funny, moving, and deeply clever, this novel will leave you sifting through your own experiences with race, performative allyship, and hopefully, aiming to do better. I really think this kit will help readers do just that.

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