oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh

I think the last time I've felt so connected to and validated by a book was [b:The Partly Cloudy Patriot|12358|The Partly Cloudy Patriot|Sarah Vowell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388249904s/12358.jpg|229722], which as you may know I read and loved in college. (But I think Bad Feminist will have wider appeal than Partly-Cloudy Patriot, which I think is kind of a niche book.) I love Roxane Gay's writing wherever I can find it, and having all of these essays together is so amazing. I love when I agree with Roxane Gay about things because she makes me feel so smart and validated for having correct opinions. I love when I don't agree with Roxane Gay, or when she has strong opinions about something I haven't thought about before, becuase she is so great at persuading me to see things a different way.

She is just so smart and honest and great at picking apart complicated cultural tangles. I just want to buy 100 copies of this book and thrust it at everyone I know.