Bad Feminist

Listener Reviews

1. 5.0(1)

   Everyone should read "Bad Feminist".

   Roxane Gay is able to articulate beautifully and navigate much of the confusion surrounding feminism. She breaks down much of the rhetoric and provides a view threw her lense. It was refreshing to hear someone else say what I have believed for so long. I'm not alone in this crazy world and I too am a Bad Feminist.

   Jegoodguy · July 4, 2024

2. 4.0(1)

   not what I expected

   so, it took a 3 hours for me to get "into" this book. At first it felt as if I was stuck in an elevator with a woman that would not stop talking about herself and it was driving me crazy! However, something changes halfway through and I thoroughly enjoyed her thoughts on Django, The Help, and reproductive health care . Giving it 3 stars plus one for great narration.

   Alexia Mccullough · November 11, 2022

3. 5.0(1)

   A need to finish

   Took me a while to get through, I think mainly because Gay tackled issues I thought I was on top of but soon realized..no, actually I wasn't. What this book did, how she crafted the dialog, striking, disturbing , truthful and funny, opened my perspective about many issues. I would highly recommend you go on that journey with her and listen to her words..

   Tanya Sharp · September 4, 2020

4. 4.0(1)

   I love Roxane

   I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Finished in about 1 day and though majority of what she had to say was interesting. Gay went through so many different topics and bounced between a feminist manifesto, cultural critiques, book/ movie reviews, and parts of her life story. I am not going to lie, I thought the chapters explaining the scrabble was cute but not very relevant. Regardless, this is her book and she’s allowed to write whatever she wants. That’s just a chapter I won’t read again. I found a lot of what she had to say very true and insightful and myself being a young Latina, loved the her perspectives, albeit very similar yet different than mine, on movies such as the Help, Django, Twilight and the Hunger Games. Overall, very enjoyable.

   Karen Lang · July 25, 2020

5. 5.0(1)

   Wonderful Experience

   So intelligently put together. She pulled me into the book, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

   Jessika Drew · August 16, 2019

6. 5.0(1)

   perspective

   Loved it. Roxane gay is just the conductor i needed on roots great trip. As a white woman I need a guide sometimes to navigate through current events, balance between myself and my ideals etc... I enjoyed the narrative agreed with much, disagreed with some, enjoyed the read. I appreciate Gay for her insight and great writing.

   Elissa Valenzuela · April 1, 2019

7. 5.0(1)

   loved it

   I loved it. It has opened my mind on a new way think, that I might have been ignorant of. I like that Gay suggest that we should be critical of very information that is thrown at us. We have a long way to go in this world as women.

   Erika Washington · April 1, 2019

8. 5.0(1)

   Gay is a role model of how to be human

   I very much enjoyed these collections of essays. I wish the book came with a list prerequisite reading/watching. If you are big feminist this is both a must and many things may already feel like you know. But so what listener!!! It is so nice to have someone restate the feminist motifs in such an inclusive and compassionate way. Also pop-culture is fun. Loosen up. Yes, now I feel like need to watch Girlfriends which is not a desire I was looking to cultivate but I also feel like that is Ok. Gay gives me the space to be a bad feminist, try my hardest and also like not... all at the same time.

   Margarita Arroyo · November 15, 2018