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Not Every Essay Resonated

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

February 17, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

I feel like a bad person for not totally loving this book. It was just hard to get through and some of the stories didn’t really move me one way or the other. I ended up just feeling sad while reading and finally finishing this book off with some wine. I think also that looking at rape culture is a huge undertaking, and so the stories could have flowed a bit better between them to the next story. Also I wish that things were not […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: feminism, non fiction, not that bad, rape culture, Roxane Gay

Classic's CBR11 Review No:46 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: feminism, non fiction, not that bad, rape culture, Roxane Gay ·
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This is hard to get through, even if you’re normally okay while reading books about rape.

July 9, 2018 by narfna 2 Comments

I have never had such a hard time getting through a book that I liked. “Liked” actually feels like the wrong word here. How can I say I liked something that made me angry and frustrated almost 100% of the way through, and which filled me with dread every time I tried to convince myself to pick it back up again? Perhaps “appreciated”? Understand is necessary? See its importance? But not liked. I didn’t expect this reaction, even though rape is a tough subject to […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: anthologies, essays, LGBTQIA, narfna, Non-Fiction, not that bad, not that bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture, rape culture, read harder challenge 2018, Roxane Gay

narfna's CBR10 Review No:80 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: anthologies, essays, LGBTQIA, narfna, Non-Fiction, not that bad, not that bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture, rape culture, read harder challenge 2018, Roxane Gay ·
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