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Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
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2.5/5

"I want characters to be the most honest of all things-human."

I am quite surprised I didn't like this more. I very much skimmed the last 60 pages.

I loved certain aspects of this book. Like how we can't talk about one movie/book/show being revolutionary for women and how the world isn't as progressive as we need it be. I thought the sections on Scrabble to be enjoyable.

Maybe essays aren't my thing. Maybe I expected too much. None of the content felt particularly new. Many of the stronger sections I did like were cut short as half ideas and it was all too loosely structured for me.