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I finally read this one thanks to #AuthorAMonth It‘s been in my TBR for ages & it‘s my 2nd Roxane Gay (I read Hunger in 2017). I had hoped to finish Not That Bad too but I ran out of time. Although some of the cultural references are dated (it was written 12 years ago), the fact that so little has changed is pretty telling & sobering. Some essays were better (or at least I connected with them more) than others but overall, a good read.
pickThis was my first Roxanne Gay read and I quite enjoyed it. Her opinions were relatable and, even if I didn‘t agree, she broke them down in such a way that I could still appreciate her viewpoint.
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Such gorgeous books and goodies from my match, Andrew!
I am so thankful for this, and I'm really excited to start reading.
I reserved it for March, so I'm counting down mood! And maybe the pages will be in the candlelight!🕯📚
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pickFirst part of the Second Sex.
To-be-read for sure, but before beginning the second tome, I'll let my brain recover, haha.
Very interesting, I just love how she writes, how she builds her arguments. And the amount of research is just mind blowing.
pickSuffering a despicable, traumatic experience at a young age, the author ate, a lot, to protect her body from future harm. But as a result, she became super obese (I like her personally acceptable description: a person of size). I gained a lot of weight last year (but significantly less than her) for health reasons, so I have a small taste of the shame she feels because of her size. But the bigger connection to this book for me is what I believe ⬇️
pickThis book made me laugh out loud a couple of times, but more importantly, it made me think. A lot. Roxane Gay‘s down-to-Earth writing style is so approachable. Even when I didn‘t agree with her opinions, she helped me focus on what my own opinions are. In the end, I realized that, like her, I am a Bad Feminist. But that‘s better than not being a feminist at all.
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In general, I think of misogyny as being a bit like the shock collar worn by a dog to keep them behind one of those invisible fences that proliferate in suburbia. Misogyny is capable of causing pain, to be sure, and it often does so. But even when it isn‘t actively hurting anyone, it tends to discourage girls and women from venturing out of bounds. If we stray, or err, we know what we are in for.
(I can already tell this book will make me angry)
I finally got around to reading Roxane Gay thanks to #authoramonth hosted by @Soubhiville . I forgot I had this one on my kindle so I‘m diving in. I doubt I‘ll finish it before Friday though.
This is my son‘s book-he is planning another 2 trips for us to NYC, one this month for an exhibit at the Center for the Book Arts & the Casper Friedrich the Soul of Nature exhibit at the MET in April. In the meantime I am going to read this article later today. I did see an exhibit on Artemisia Gentileschi here inHartford at the Wadsworth atheneum. https://centerforbookarts.org/exhibitions/the-best-kept-secret-200-years-of-bloo...
so-soI'm not a big fan collections of short stories, so I'm not surprised that I was not really into this one. Some of the stories were good, some were weird, and some I did not care for. However, there were some stories that were hard to read due to the topics (e.g. rape). So trigger warnings before reading this one.
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