The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic

I actually want to give this 4.5 stars. I haven't followed music criticism too closely for quite awhile, so, shamefully, Jessica Hopper wasn't on my radar until Bust featured an article about her and this book. Hopper's writing is smart, funny, and real. What I love most are the essays/articles where she marks her position where she addresses gender and what it's like to be fan and/or musician who happens to be a woman; whether we like it or not, gender (and feminism) is important, and I love that she directly addresses it.