Compared to other books I have read of the same caliber, (think I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown or Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay), this book was brutally honest. I would never argue that Brown or Gay write in a way that will prevent discomfort, but Brittney Cooper truly goes out of her way to express that she is writing the whole truth and nothing but the truth. She doesn't hold back on any of her ideas or opinions in this collection of essays and I commend her for that. If you enjoy audiobooks, I highly recommend going that route with this one because Cooper herself is the narrator. The passion that she has for the topics she writes about is undeniable when hearing her actually speak her written words