Perhaps, then, unlikable characters, the ones who are the m… - Roxane Gay

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Perhaps, then, unlikable characters, the ones who are the most human, are also the ones who are the most alive. Perhaps this intimacy makes us uncomfortable because we don't dare be so alive.

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Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.

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