In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman ( Sweet Valley High) of color ( The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years ( Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” - Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be?Ī collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation “Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture.
