Opinions

A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business

By: Roxane Gay

Narrated by: Roxane Gay

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between.

Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society—state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women’s rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy—alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as a New York Times opinion section contributor and the publication’s “Work Friend” columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights.

Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay’s best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topics—politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much more—with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay’s devotees and draw new audiences to this inimitable talent.

©2023 Roxane Gay (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Fantastic

Absolutely fantastic! I really enjoyed this one. Roxane's narration is perfect, and the stories are entertaining.

Great Read!!!!

I loved it! Roxane Gay has one of those voices that is meant for audiobooks. I really enjoy her essays. They are always thought provoking, entertaining, and at times, humorous. I've read a few of her other audiobooks already, and they were all great as well. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a great book!

Pristine Writing.

Ms. Gay’s pen is marvelous and flows fluidly. My only knock is Her dialogue with celebrities and alignment with the left’s talking points.

Wonderful story telling!

Roxane has an amazing voice and made listening a pleasure. I truly enjoyed the various pieces throughout and that there was such wonderful variety.

High expectations were surpassed, as expected

I knew I would just be floored by this and I was, so I can’t recommend enough. Roxane will challenge the way you think, solidify your doubts in the status quo, and inspire you to think bigger for the sake of your soul. This is a great collection of her work whether you are an avid admirer or just discovering her for the first time. I started my Roxane Gay journey with Bad Feminist and have read at least 2 others in print. this is my first audiobook by her and I have no complaints.

I really enjoyed this book!

Your thoughts and opinions matter RG! I wasn’t sure about listening to a book titled Opinions, however, after the first story I was hooked! I also appreciate your honesty and valued your view on so many of the topics you spoke about. You even changed my opinion on a number of celebrities- thank you!

I like opinions, even if they are wrong.

I am a Stan for a woman that stands up and speaks her mind. That being said, a lot of the opinions she has put forward in articles lack context making them very… shallow. From the opinions published here, it seems Gay has a great need to generalize white people and put everyone into boxes with no appreciation for the minutia of human beings. It makes this rhetoric sound almost hateful. Even arrogant. Also she doesn’t know how to say the word “figure” with a U. Figger isn’t a word. Just putting it out there.