I Have Chosen to Stay And Fight Cho, Margaret

Margaret Cho doesn't do polite comedy. This collection of essays hits on everything from body image and racism to sex, politics, and what it means to be a queer Asian-American woman refusing to shrink herself for anyone's comfort. Cho writes the way she performs — raw, funny, furious, and unapologetically herself. She's taking on the culture wars with the same energy she brought to stand-up stages for decades, and she's not interested in making you feel better about your own prejudices. Some of these pieces will make you laugh out loud. Others will make you wince, then think. If you want safe, read something else. If you want honest, angry, hilarious truth-telling from someone who's been fighting these battles since before it was trendy, this is it. For fans of Roxane Gay, Samantha Irby, or anyone who's tired of comedy that punches down.