Broads

by Roxane Gay

Jimmy Nolan has a thing for broads—loud, brassy women who sit with their legs open and drink beer straight from the bottle—women who always say exactly what they’re thinking and for better or worse, mean what they say.

Genres: Short Stories

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and the New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. Her newsletter, The Audacity, where she also hosts The Audacious Book Club, can be found at audacity.substack.com.

Reviews

[Anna Finch · Rating 1 out of 5]

I heard about this on TikToks and I was like oh a short story ill read that, don’t recommend. #literallytraumatised
Also this had to be written by a woman I refuse to believe a woman wrote this cause no way the name Jimmy turns you on.

[Lesley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is my first attempt at erotica. I just can’t get on board with finding sexy in the smell of cigarettes or basically screwing in a dirty bathroom diner. I will say that the writing is decent. Perhaps it’s just the overall scene is not sexy to me…

[Sara]

There isnt story here. Just dirity sex in bathroom.when one hear jaz in bath tub relax in hot water somtime y think that will listen to gd story.but here nothing to tell.just nice or beutifull hands.not for me thes short story.maybe another one can enjoy it.

[Afifah Luqman · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am ashamed to have wasted my time reading this after a search on 'short books to read online'
Nothing about this book and story was anything except an absolute waste of time. I'm also more than mildly disgusted

[Кат · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the sex in the greasy dirty public toilet a bit of a turn off but if you like raunchy then this may be the short story for you.

[Lee Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Broads - Roxane Gay

✋ Dirty toilets just don’t rock my world. 😂
…Although I would say it’s cleverly written and very steamy.

[Laquitta · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just no!

[anya · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you don't get it, you don't get it.

[ella w · Rating 3 out of 5]

oh okay