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I do remember really enjoying it though, and I loved how Gay tied all of the points she was making in each essay back to herself and her practice of feminism.
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It has been several years since I read this, so I can’t say I remember it very clearly. Not That Bad (2018) – An essay anthology on rape culture, featuring writing from 30 writers.Īs Bad Feminist is the only of her works that I’ve read, it’s the only one I can recommend. Hunger (2017) – A memoir about Gay’s experience with food, weight, and body image. Currently, I’m reading an essay anthology edited by Roxane Gay titled Not That Bad.Īn Untamed State (2014) – A novel following a Haitian-American who is kidnapped and held for ransom.īad Feminist (2014) – An essay collection about modern feminism.īlack Panther: World of Wakanda (2016) – A spin-off comic of the Black Panther series, featuring LGBTQ characters.ĭifficult Women (2017) – A short story collection about the lives of fictional women who do not live according to society’s expectations of women. I’ve only read Bad Feminist so far, but I do intend to work my way through the entirety of her published works. She has since published multiple books, and her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times. In 2014, she published her second book, Bad Feminist, which became a New York Times best-seller. Roxane Gay is an American writer who was born in Nebraska in 1974, and is of Haitian descent. Woman Writer Spotlight: Elizabeth Acevedo Welcome back to DegenerateReads, everyone!