Compared to the other books in the series, this was a little hard to read, maybe because I've grown tired of Zama's consistent writing style. It was also more didactic than the rest, not really focusing on the Marriage Bureau itself but on religion and community. Regardless, it was a nice summer read.

While the concept of the book was interesting, I wish there was more diversity represented, perhaps some international perspectives on hair as well as American. There should have been more diversity among classes too because not everyone can afford to go to a hair stylist. I just got bored by the barrage of white women trying to make themselves into movie stars.

French seems like a biased reporter at best.