Really 3。5。 A brief generally enjoyable read。 The memoir portion is by far the more interesting part of the book。 At one point， I audibly sucked in my breath as the author's story took a shocking turn。 The history portion was kind of meh as the author dwells on the frequently second-class role women played in the evolution of the car JUST AS THEY DID IN ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF TWENTIETH CENTURY LIFE！ As someone who is not anything close to a gearhead， by far the most interesting chapter was the o Really 3。5。 A brief generally enjoyable read。 The memoir portion is by far the more interesting part of the book。 At one point， I audibly sucked in my breath as the author's story took a shocking turn。 The history portion was kind of meh as the author dwells on the frequently second-class role women played in the evolution of the car JUST AS THEY DID IN ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF TWENTIETH CENTURY LIFE！ As someone who is not anything close to a gearhead， by far the most interesting chapter was the one discussing the future of technology and the car 。。。 kinda scary！ 。。。more