I absolutely loved this book. It lays out complex astrophysical and astronomical phenomenon in language that laypeople can totally understand. Astronomy and physics have never really clicked for me, but this book totally did. I found each chapter fascinating and very readable. As someone who writes science fiction, this book sparked a bunch of ideas in my head. And the stunning images only added to the experience for me. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC, I think this is one I'm actually going to buy. 

Dr. Cooper has such an accessible, engaging writing style. I fundamentally disagreed with quite a few of her points. I also found myself agreeing with a lot of what she wrote. Although the author sometimes veers off into tangents that derail her arguments, for the most part her arguments were nuanced an compassionate. That’s what made it feel extra disappointing when she fell into lack of evidence and overgeneralization several times. Her analysis of LGBT issues and the characterization of Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie as “problematic” was very off putting to me. However,  I love how she calls out the misogynoir of the political left and the commitment to dogma over actually protecting the lives of Black women and girls. That writing was so courageous and offered a new perspective. I LOVED what she had to say about the failures of empowerment rhetoric. And the writing about her own childhood and life experiences was phenomenal. This collection will not be anything revolutionary if you understand intersectional feminism, and it is very very much liberal feminism. It is absolutely still worth a read because of Dr. Cooper’s sheer talent for storytelling. 

Reads like an creative writing MFA thesis, for better and for worse. Very clearly written by a grown man trying to emulate a teen girl. But the main character is so interesting and readable that it makes up for it.