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Not That Bad : Dispatches from Rape Culture

New York Times Bestseller

“This is a devastating book, heartbreaking in how familiar and relatable each story is—yet there’s power and solidarity in it, too.” — Shondaland

Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays from writers including Gabrielle Union, Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on. Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that “not that bad” must no longer be good enough.

In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are “routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied” for speaking out. Contributions include essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers, and critics, including actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union and writers Amy Jo Burns, Booker Prize-nominated Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz.

Covering a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation, this collection is often deeply personal and is always unflinchingly honest. Like Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, Not That Bad will resonate with every reader, saying “something in totality that we cannot say alone.”

Narrators include: Roxane Gay, Gabrielle Union, Ally Sheedy, Amy Jo Burns, Lyz Lenz, Claire Schwartz, Aubrey Hirsch, Jill Christman, Lynn Melnick, Brandon Taylor, Emma Smith-Stevens, A.J. McKenna, Lisa Mecham, Vanessa Mártir, xTx, Sophie Mayer, Nora Salem, V.L. Seek, Michelle Chen, Liz Rosema, Anthony Frame, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Miriam Zoila Pérez, Zoe Medeiros, Sharisse Tracey, Stacey May Fowles, Elisabeth Fairfield Stokes, Meredith Talusan, Nicole Boyce, and Elissa Bassist.


Author:

  • Roxane Gay

Narrators:

  • Roxane Gay
  • Gabrielle Union
  • Ally Sheedy
  • Amy Jo Burns
  • Lyz Lenz
  • Claire Schwartz
  • Aubrey Hirsch
  • Jill Christman
  • Lynn Melnick
  • Brandon Taylor
  • Emma Smith-Stevens
  • A.J. McKenna
  • Lisa Mecham
  • Vanessa Martir
  • xTx xTx
  • Sophia Mayer
  • Nora Salem
  • V. L. Seek
  • Michelle Chen
  • Liz Rosema

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 8 h 42 min
  • 190 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Biographies
  • Autobiographies
  • Personal development
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  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Society
  • Warfare
  • Social science
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Gender and LGBT

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