#20 in Essays
Bad Feminist
- 328
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Bad Feminist” is an essay collection that argues gently rather than fiercely, mixing pop-culture criticism with Roxane Gay’s own life. Pieces on tournament Scrabble and on starting out as a professor sit beside writing on race, gender and the films and books she cannot help loving. Some readers find the whole loosely assembled and wish for more of the personal essays; others value it as a thought-provoking book to return to.
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About the book
Bad Feminist: Essays is a 2014 collection of essays by cultural critic, novelist and professor Roxane Gay. Bad Feminist explores being a feminist while loving things that could seem at odds with feminist ideology. Gay's essays engage pop culture and her personal experiences, covering topics such as the Sweet Valley High series, Django Unchained, and Gay's own upbringing as a Haitian-American.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 244 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 62% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Essays average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 11 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 233 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is Bad Feminist?
It has 328 pages — longer than 85% of the ranked books in Essays.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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