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Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

Finish date: February 15, 2015

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Apr 01, 2017 Jaspreet rated it really liked it

The ending of the book was incredibly strong. Her final essay and the last few paragraphs took my breath away and made me cheer. This line: "The more I write, the more I put myself out into the world as a bad feminist, but I hope, a good woman--I am being open about who I am and who I was and where I have faltered and who I would like to become."

I felt smarter as I read the book and appreciated her insight because she articulated something I sensed and also gave a perspective that I had not con ...more

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Mar 24, 2017 Alison rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I recently attended a conference where Roxane Gay was one of the keynotes, which spurred me to finally read Bad Feminist. (It somehow seems appropriate that I put this off.) While I didn't quite finish before seeing her, I got far enough in that it was fun to hear her read from her own work when she spoke. This is a collection of essays on racism, feminism, pop culture, and more, all intertwined. I very much enjoyed this, so if you're at all curious, pick it up.

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