I had this book on my NOOK for at least two years. I wanted to read it in those two years, but felt intimated because Ms. Gay is an intellectual and just highly freaking smart (I follow her on Twitter). I am now kicking myself for waiting so long to discover her writing. Damn, Ms. Gay gets me - at...
I don't know what else to say about Roxane Gay besides run and find all of her books and sit down and enjoy. I loved her collection of essays. Some of them were humorous, some sad, and some just made me want to sit in a room by myself all day and not talk to a person. She has a way of drilling down ...
This book is the author's opinions on lots of things. It covers racism, sexism and much more. She is very opinionated. A lot of the discussion is about books and movies. If some of the ones mentioned are your faves, some parts might be difficult to read. I don't agree with her on everything, but...
while some essays were cheesy (twilight and 50 shades) the ones on race and feminism were spot on and made me think. I am also glad that I'm not the only person against Sanberg's Lean in movement.
I've recently delved into the world of feminist literature and so it was bound to happen that I would read Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist. Ya'll, this book will slap you in your face with its brutal honesty. It's a collection of essays about everything from what it's like to be a black female professor (...
It used to be that you could only really know a writer through their work, and perhaps the odd interview. Now we can watch our literary idols stick their feet in their mouths in real time (coughAnneRicecough), thanks to Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, et al. Social media has done more than connect us to ...
Bad Feminist is an anthology of witty and confessional essays mixing personal experience; opinions on race, politics, media, gender and sexuality; and reviews of books, TV and film – sometimes all in the same essay. Roxane Gay lays out what it is to be a feminist. That there’s no such thing as a ‘pe...
When I cracked open Bad Feminist, I was ready to embrace it as the feminist bible for a new generation. When I finished it, I was left with mixed emotions. I wanted to love it, every single word of it. I’m so tired of this anti-feminist bullshit that I was already fully on board with a book that goe...
I chose to read this book after hearing a radio interview with the author, in which she was absolutely amazing. So my expectations were high. Too high, because while I agree with almost everything Gay says, I wasn't as impressed as anticipated. This book contains essays on a wide range of topics; ...
I really enjoyed this collection of essays by Roxane Gay. I found myself nodding my head in agreement as I read her analyses of current events, especially ones relating to gender and women's issues. I'd recommend it to young women in particular, but feminist readers of all ages will appreciate it.
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