very fun to learn more about my favorite films and get more insight into the genre/film industry !!!! a great nonfiction read — i have a hard time with super long nf books about one thing, but the chapters being separated by film made it easy to get through (and i could just skip the ones about movies i didn’t know). perfect for any rom com lover from when “harry met sally…” to “to all the boys i’ve loved before”

"and it feels like it's just the two of us in the whole world."

beautifully written and illustrated, this story shows the love between a grandmother and granddaughter as they try to exist despite micro- and macro-aggressions. by showing readers how the main character and her grandmother deal with these instances in the moment as well as after (including depression, anger and action), this story can help start important conversations on racism and how these issues do not have neat and tidy endings.

(3.5 stars) some essays were really engaging (reality tv and seven scams were my favorites), but others felt like i was just reading a list of events/things tolentino wanted to discuss and never actually got into them in detail.