Everything's Fine - Cecilia Rabess

 Everything's Fine - Cecilia Rabess

Release Date: June 6, 2023

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When Jess is hired at Goldman Sachs, she finds, much to her discomfort, that she will be working with Josh, someone she knew from college with whom she often found herself at odds.  She is also the only Black woman in her section, something she is accustomed to having grown up with her father in Nebraska.  Strangely, Jess finds herself attracted to Josh and the feeling is mutual.  Jess is liberal;  Josh claims to be a moderate, but he leans toward conservative and he did vote for Trump. 

This is a great debut novel.  I enjoyed it despite being annoyed by Jess and her irresponsibility to herself.  While I NEVER would defend a Trumper, I also do think she was a bit of a hypocrite.  This is a clever, crisply written novel that explores a range of issues including racism, politics, misogyny, social/economic identity.  Many of the thoughts and arguments have been played out over and over in our country in the last six years…lots of food for thought (or grist for the mill) here. 

Thanks to #netgalley and #simon&schuster for the ARC

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