Bad Feminist: Essays

I really wish I had liked this more than I did, and there were essays that I did like, but overall, I think the book didn't really resonate with me.

I'm not completely sure why, or rather, I think part of it is just my personality and how I struggle with empathy and so much of the book was about empathy for others, so I struggled to relate to a lot of the essays, which probably says more about me than the book itself. I did enjoy the essays on di...read more

(3 stars with the caveat that I think if I read this when it first came out the rating would be higher. Felt super dated)

This book really opened my mind as to how women from different backgrounds can be so different, yet so similar. I related to the author's experiences as a woman. I learned what feminism is like to women of color and gave me a new perspective on the different opportunities that are available to some people. This book is so important for men and women from all backgrounds to be. Maybe that way people from different backgrounds can learn to be more ...read more

Thank you, Roxane Gay, for again sharing so much of yourself and being so damn relatable. I laughed, I cried, I put Sweet Valley High Confidential on hold at my library and watched the librarian try to control her face as she checked the book out to me. Much love, Roxane! Please continue to share your thoughts with us. We are listening.

I teeter as to how much I enjoyed it. I fell in love with who Roxane is in the chapters she speaks about herself, but her politics are more moderate than mine, and come from a more pop-culture-aware and U.S-focussed society where abortion & reproduction rights are challenged, etc which are not really political problems in Canada (even under Conservative power). I enjoyed reading it, though. I'm definitely interested in more of her work.