seo's Reviews > Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

i really loved roxane gay’s book, “bad feminist,” so i picked this one up eagerly. maybe my expectations were too high, but this book fell somewhat flat for me. her writing is as clear and incisive as ever, but the collection of pieces that she chose for the book felt incredibly dated for the present moment. part of it is because the political cycle has churned so much further beyond the 2016-2020 conversation and part of it is because the selections themselves are short and shallow. i missed the long, lengthy discussions in “bad feminist” and the thorough analysis she did there, but here, it just feels like i’m getting.a brief clincher without much else. i think i might check out some of her other books in hopes of getting the same high as i did from “bad feminist” but for now, this book was a pass for me.