Gross Rebels

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

We’re not sure what this episode says about us as a team, but we like gross shit and we look up to rebels. In the first segment, listen in as Rah and Mariquita tell one another about some books they love that just gave them the ick. Then stick around for Sam’s review of Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna. Somehow Kathy Acker is name dropped twice in this episode and that just feels right.

We Like to Feel Grimy: Books That Gross Us Out (0:22)

Join Rah and Mariquita as they dive into the books that leave us feeling, well... gross. These are the reads that make you say, “What the f***?” or leave a lingering, unsettling feeling long after you’ve turned the last page. Please note that many of these books do come with content warnings, so please take care of yourself and check the warnings before diving into the book.

Rebel Girls: Kathleen Hanna’s New Memoir and the People She’s Inspired (21:26)

Sam talks about Kathleen Hanna’s new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, and how it is darker, deeper, and more insightful than its cover might lead you to believe. This bookand the review mention sexual assault.

Mentioned in this episode:

Kittentits by Holly Wilson (tune into our discussion on the podcast here)

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

The Guest by Emma Cline

Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus

Tender by Beth Hetland

Chlorine by Jade Song

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Sam Irby (or really anything by Sam Irby)

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna

Riot Grrrl History

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