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A review by elizabetholsson
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay
5.0
→ 5 stars (★★★★★)
this anthology is such a poignant and hard-hitting illustration of the multifaceted ways we suffer under rape culture. i recommend this as necessary reading for everyone (as long as you are prepared for the heavy content).
"The anger of men is a powerful enough tide to swing an election. But the anger of women? That has no place in government, so it has to flood the streets.”
this anthology is such a poignant and hard-hitting illustration of the multifaceted ways we suffer under rape culture. i recommend this as necessary reading for everyone (as long as you are prepared for the heavy content).
"I don’t want to be told that I am brave or strong. I am not right just because he was wrong. I don’t want to be made noble. I want someone willing to watch me thrash and crumple because that, too, is the truth, and it needs a witness. 'He broke me,' I say to a friend. 'You’re not broken,' she whispers back. I turn my palms up, wishing I could show her the pieces.”