As a big fan of the essay genre, I am kind of shocked this is the first time I've read this type of anthology of essays before, but I really enjoyed it. I loved being able to see the way each author approaches their respective essay topic differently, the way they tell their stories, even the tense they write in tells us something. I'd definitely be curious to hear from the editors as to what about each essay stood out to them, as there were a few where I thought "really, this one?" 

I didn't give a star rating because I'm not entirely sure how to rate something anthological, but I will definitely be picking up more of these from previous years!