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Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

Maybe someday

35

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

26/100

Critics

44/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Aisha Harris

Publisher:

HarperOne

Date:

June 13, 2023

Aisha Harris has made a name for herself as someone you can turn to for a razor-sharp take on whatever show or movie everyone is talking about. Now, she turns her talents inward, mining the benchmarks of her nineties childhood and beyond to analyze the tropes that are shaping all of us, and our ability to shape them right back.

What The Reviewers Say

Elamin Abdelmahmoud,
The New York Times Book Review
At its best when engaging with those risks and the thorny questions of her profession.
Zeja Z. Copes,
Booklist
Wannabe is better suited as an entry point for young adults, or those just starting to explore pop culture criticism as a topic of interest..

Kirkus
Lively essays.

Publishers Weekly
Refreshing.