An Untamed State: A Novel by Roxane Gay

A haunting, visceral exploration of a
woman’s kidnapping in Haiti, detailing her
survival of extreme sexual violence and
the agonizing psychological labor of
reclaiming her identity.

This book contains: aggravated sexual
assault/rape-use of objects and multiple
rapes include gang rape, alcohol, biological
and maternal violation, body horror,
cannibalism (implied), controversial cultural,
gender and political commentary, derogatory
terms, dubious consent, explicit sexual
activities/nudity, gore, kidnapping, misogyny,
patently offensive content, pervasively vulgar
content, porn referenced, profanity, prurient
content, psychological fracture, racism,
sadism, sex trafficking, smoking, suicide and
suicide ideation, survivor guilt, torture,
violence and voyeurism (sexual, forced and
Institutional).