3.5 stars. This is a solid collection of essays. Jerkins seamlessly transitions back and forth from personal experience to larger cultural and political analysis, which I found to be extremely well done. I am grateful to have the opportunity to listen and learn from Jerkins’ insight and analysis. I did find the concluding essay to be a bit underwhelming/not the strongest in the collection. Also, the essay that discusses Jerkins’ time in Japan was a bit...Othering? But again, Jerkins is a terrific writer, an insightful critic, and I look forward to reading her future work.