2.0
informative medium-paced

Do you ever pick up a book because it has a really cute pink cover and then once you actually start reading it you realize it isn't very good? While that might be an oddly specific question, that is exactly what happened to me with this collection. The only two celebrity profiles I found to be well-written were the essays on Serena Williams and Nicki Minaj. I appreciated the commentary Peterson provided about those two women and the words commonly associated with them (strong for Serena and slutty for Nicki). The Caitlyn Jenner essay was just awful. Petersen acknowledges the privilege she has had as a white and wealthy transwoman but then goes on to celebrate her queerness and allyship to the LGBTQ+ community. I want to say that this essay has just not aged well, but I don't think Jenner ever was a true ally making Petersen's analysis just wrong to begin with. Overall, I suggest skipping this one!