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A review by maralyons
Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
5.0
Everything's Fine is a compulsively readable, fast-moving novel about Jess, a young analyst at Goldman Sachs. She is a young, progressive black professional who finds herself working with former college classmate, Josh, who she butted heads with in college due to their very different perspectives. He's white, conservative, and strikes Jess initially as very judgmental and shortsighted. He's assigned as her "buddy" at work and they start to bond, despite previous animosity.
They become closer and closer and I found their relationship compelling even as it could be infuriating. The novel touches on issues of race in a variety of ways, as well as interracial dating, and workplace expectations. Rabess does a wonderful job of illustrating uneasiness in their relationship and making us question how our behavior and beliefs can shift when we're with others. I found it to be a thought-provoking, but highly readable novel.
Thank you Simon & Schuster for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.
They become closer and closer and I found their relationship compelling even as it could be infuriating. The novel touches on issues of race in a variety of ways, as well as interracial dating, and workplace expectations. Rabess does a wonderful job of illustrating uneasiness in their relationship and making us question how our behavior and beliefs can shift when we're with others. I found it to be a thought-provoking, but highly readable novel.
Thank you Simon & Schuster for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.