Over five novels and a short story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld has, with a mix of compassion and irony, mined the casual cruelties of the elite for comic gold. Her female characters often have hilariously warped senses of themselves and the world. Jill, the protagonist of “White Women LOL,” is no different; when she’s caught on camera in a confrontation construed as racist, her notion of her own “wokeness” is called into question. What ensues is a narrative that very much speaks to our current cultural moment and how racial tensions play out over social media.
Over five novels and a short story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld has, with a mix of compassion and irony, mined the casual cruelties of the elite for comic gold. Her female characters often have hilariously warped senses of themselves and the world. Jill, the protagonist of “White Women LOL,” is no different; when she’s caught on camera in a confrontation construed as racist, her notion of her own “wokeness” is called into question. What ensues is a narrative that very much speaks to our current cultural moment and how racial tensions play out over social media.