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Violence
Barely any
No physical violence; discussion of sexual assault and its aftermath
Language
Some
Adult language throughout in the essay register
Sexual Content
Some
Frank discussion of sexuality and sexual violence in the context of cultural criticism
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Gay's candid examination of identity, trauma, and cultural expectation carries real psychological honesty
What this book is about
Roxane Gay's essay collection ranges widely — from competitive Scrabble tournaments to the representations of women in film, from her own experience of sexual violence to the politics of popular fiction. Gay writes with wit, self-awareness, and genuine honesty about the impossibility of being a perfect feminist and the importance of trying anyway. One of the defining essay collections of the 2010s. Adult language and frank discussion of sexual assault are present.
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Discussion of sexual assault and trauma
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