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Bad Feminist

by Roxane Gay
Bad Feminist

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This book is a well-crafted mix of humor and logic. The essays vary from personal topics to academic concepts. The overall reading experience is both fun and informative, and what struck me most was how the author illustrates how feminism doesn't have to be perfect to be beneficial.  Recommended By Junix S., Powells.com

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New York Times Bestseller

A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay.

“Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink — all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue.”

In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better.

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"Feisty, whip-smart essays on gender, sexuality, and race." Entertainment Weekly

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"Roxane Gay applies her discerning eye to everything from Paula Deen to The Bachelor." Marie Claire

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"Roxane Gay is the brilliant girl-next-door: your best friend and your sharpest critic.... She is by turns provocative, chilling, hilarious; she is also required reading." People

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"Smart readers cannot afford to miss these essays, which range from socially significant art (Girls, Django in Chains) and feminist issues (abortion) to politics (Chris Brown) and why Gay likes pink." Library Journal

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"Alternately friendly and provocative, wry and serious, her takes on everything from Girls to Fifty Shades of Grey help to recontextualize what feminism is--and what it can be." Time Out New York

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"A strikingly fresh cultural critic." Ron Charles, Washington Post

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"One of our sharpest new culture critics plants her flag in topics ranging from trigger warnings to Orange is the New Black in this timely collection of essays." O, the Oprah Magazine, 10 Titles to Pick Up Now

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"Roxane Gay is the gift that keeps on giving....An entertaining and thought-provoking essay collection." Time

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"As a feminist who has been around a while I have a message for these girls: its okay — you can skip the rigors of Betty Friedan and Andrea Dworkin and go straight to Roxane Gay, where feminism is not just friendly, but more relevant than ever." Erika Schickel, Los Angeles Review of Books

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"The book is powerful, and its winsomeness is due entirely to Gay's fearless, inclusive and accessible prose." Shelf Awareness, Best Books of the Year

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"What makes Bad Feminist such a good read isn't only Gay's ability to deftly weave razor-sharp pop cultural analysis and criticism with a voice that is both intimate and relatable. It's that she's incapable of blindly accepting any kind of orthodoxy." San Francisco Chronicle

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"Fascinating....An important and pioneering contemporary writer....Readers will immediately understand the appeal of Gays intimate and down-to-earth voice....An important contribution to the complicated terrain of gender politics." Boston Globe

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"I know there are still four and a half months left, but I'm calling it now: 2014 is the year of Roxane Gay. I just devoured her book, Bad Feminist....Amazing." Rookie

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"A thoughtful and often hilarious new collection of essays." Chicago Tribune

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"[Gay's] energetic and thought-provoking first essay collection will become as widely read as other generation-defining works, like Nora Ephron's Crazy Salad and Joan Morgan's When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost." Essence

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"Roxane Gay delivers sermons that read like easy conversations. Bad Feminist is an important collection of prose—prose that matters to those still trying to find their voice." Ebony

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"Entertaining and enlightening....Bad Feminist is an outtake of her wisdom, and we would all do well to take heed." Bitch Magazine

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"It's no surprise that Roxane Gay — author, essayist and sharp observer of everything in pop culture were supposed to be too cool to like — has written such a winning book....Perfectly imperfect, Gay is an unforgettable voice, coming at just the right time.' NPR, Best Books of 2014

Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller

A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay.

"Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink--all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue."

In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better.

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From the author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, the New York Times Bestseller and Best Book of the Year at NPR, the Boston Globe, Newsweek, and many more

A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay.

"Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink--all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue."

In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.


About the Author

Roxane Gay is the author of the novel An Untamed State and the story collection Ayiti. Her work has also appeared in Glamour, Best American Short Stories, and the New York Times Book Review.

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I haven't gotten to read the book but want to badly! I just read the friends to do list and am in love and dmd it to 15 women I know! thank you for the chance to win the book!

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K L Matthews , April 28, 2015
This book is incredible. As a "bad feminist" I thoroughly enjoyed seeing an accurate portrayal of a modern feminist. As a person of color and a college student, there were essays that uniquely struck a chord within me. And I think her essays on Chris Brown and 50 Shades of Gray are probably the most balanced arguments I've read thus far.

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nick.knepshield , February 19, 2015 (view all comments by nick.knepshield)
It's hard to find books that accurately depict the day-to-day experience of someone who identifies as a feminist. Gay is able to lift the curtain, and show readers that being a feminist is not inherently taking a moral high-ground, but rather, striving to better yourself each day. Gay's use of popular culture makes it fun to read about her various opinions regarding the world, and feminism's place within it.

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Kayla Perry , November 08, 2014 (view all comments by Kayla Perry)
There are many things I like about this book so it's hard to pin down what exactly makes it great. I love Gay's assertion that's it better to "be a bad feminist than be no feminist at all" and how critically she examines the intersectionality of race, class, and gender. With shrewd observation and nods to pop culture, Gay manages to make her book a fast, engaging read and challenge us to question all our preconceived notions of how our culture deals with POC in the media and life in general. Would highly recommend to anyone!

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IngridS , October 23, 2014
Roxane Gay's collection of essays was so thought provoking that it's been a couple weeks since I finished the collection and I'm still thinking about the essays. I've looked up scrabble tournaments curious about that subculture, my to-read list has practically doubled from books mentioned in her essays although I'm not ready to move on from this collection, her critiques on American culture throw punches, and I appreciate her honesty and writing.

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ISBN:
9780062282712
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
08/05/2014
Publisher:
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
Pages:
320
Height:
1.00IN
Width:
5.20IN
Thickness:
.75
Author:
Roxane Gay
Subject:
Sociology -- essays.
Subject:
Humor-Anthologies

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