Roxane Gay

Summaries of books by Roxane Gay.

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay · 2014

Gay mixes memoir and pop culture criticism to argue for imperfect feminism, from Sweet Valley to Django to Fifty Shades.

2,493-word summary · 11 min read

Hunger

Roxane Gay · 2017

Roxane Gay traces how assault at twelve shaped her body, appetite, and daily life as a fat Black woman refusing shame.

2,583-word summary · 11 min read