DNF at 26%.

I think that this book could have been enjoyable to me, but after the first chapter I felt like the book got bogged down by the authors interest in filling the book with as many 90s and 00s references as possible. Obviously, this book is trying to appeal to the millennial audience that can appreciate the call backs to Mall Madness and American Girl dolls, and I am that audience. I loved the reminder of childhood and the way the author discussed the nostalgia and joy that those things bring while also acknowledging the way consumerism and misogyny were marketed to children in those days. I was highlighting left and right in that first chapter, but I felt like after that, it just became a bit tedious. It felt like a rapid fire game of "remember this, and this, and this," without giving the reader time to really absorb and think about the things that were being presented. I think if some of the references had been trimmed to make a more concise point, it would have been much more enjoyable for me.