She has a tumblr and she writes about Internet dating. She's disarming and one of us, only smarter. An important contribution to the complicated terrain of gender politics., As a culture critic, Gay has X-ray eyes. Readers will immediately understand the appeal of Gay's intimate and down-to-earth voice. An important and pioneering contemporary writer. 'I am a mass of contradictions.' For Gay, though, these contradictions are less a condition to be remedied than a source of greater strength., Fascinating. Gay puts you at ease as she shakes the foundations of what you believe., Blunt and funny. Here's hoping we have another encounter soon., If you're in the mood to read wonderful, thought-provoking essays that feel like they're written by your best friend, check out Bad Feminist. Reading Bad Feminist is like having a fascinating (one-way) conversation with an extremely smart, well-read, funny and thoughtful party guest. "" 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.", Gay's writing is thoughtful and funny, compassionate and bold, and she's just as likely to discuss Sweet Valley High as Django Unchained or Judith Butler., Roxane Gay may call herself a bad feminist but she is a badass writer. 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. 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. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there." - Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR * Boston Globe * Newsweek * Time Out New York * * Miami Herald * Book Riot * Buzz Feed * Globe and Mail (Toronto) * The Root * Shelf Awareness A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation In these funny and insightful essays, 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). "Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture.
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