I’ll admit right off the bat that I didn’t “get” this book; neither the narrative nor the writing ever really got me hooked, though it was certainly a change of pace from anything I’ve read recently. I do have a lot of admiration for the author, who speaks her mind and recounts her experiences fearlessly (though not shamelessly, and apparently without much benefit from hindsight), and whose voice and story reaffirm the need for intersectionality and diversity in representation.