Bad Feminist

I got my copy from the library.

I was less than two pages into the introduction when I realized that I needed to own this book. I'm going to go buy a copy soon. And then I'm probably going to put it on my husband's nightstand for him to read, as I occasionally do with books that I love that I think he will enjoy.

There are enjoyable and funny parts of this book, yes, but I am not sharing it because I think he will enjoy it. I have no expectation that he will enjoy it, because there are parts that are heavy, and heartbreaking, and raw, and painful to read. But I have to share it because it's important, and because I was nodding my head to many of Roxane Gay's thoughts, and because I need my partner to understand things about me that sometimes I can only say in shouty rage.

This book was brilliant. I want to share it with everyone. I wish I could afford to get copies for everyone I know.

I'm usually not all about universal reading experiences. I have read and loved a lot of books that I know other people didn't enjoy, and I have been recommended books that haven't been my cup of tea. But I think this is one of those few books that I think everyone should read, whether or not you consider yourself a feminist. Women and men.