overall this was an okay read. i don't rate memoirs since these are personal stories to the author. there were definitely some parts i related to which i enjoyed, and i liked the list of references that the author provided at the end. i do feel like this book is a little all over the place in regards to the different essays. i wish they flowed more together/were more coherent. i do appreciate the authors warnings at the beginning of chapters that contained sensitive material. check the TWs for this one.