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gdulecki's review against another edition
5.0
This book opens by talking about a mosaic in uptown (which was unfortunately torn down last year). As soon as he started describing it my head started spinning, because it couldn’t be that one, could it?? But when he kept going he confirmed it to me, and my heart was so full.
There is so much to love in this book. I have talked in the past about how since finishing school I’ve struggled with theory and denser nonfiction, and while this is in that realm of content it was written in a very accessible way. I loved the flow of the pieces, how the topics and themes and points were woven into one another and kept showing up throughout. I loved how this really laid bare the complexity of cure and our relationship to it, which is something I have grappled with as I both ache for cure and cherish the way my disabled experience informs and guides my life. I absolutely loved the conversation around environmental activism and disability, with how ads and organizations use disability as a threat for what would happen if we don’t treat the environment better. I have worked so much over the years on holding space for nuance, and this book was rife with it. Holy shit. What a good book.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
gretareadsbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria
isabelfaith's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation
kateellis00's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Fatphobia
devin_raquel's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
thedisabledreader's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Colonisation
jeremy_bearimy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol
emilycm's review against another edition
5.0
this was so good, so informative, and so refreshing. i was engrossed from beginning to end. i had to read this for a class, but my professor insisted on us buying a copy (and he even offered if anyone couldn't for whatever reason get a copy on their own, he would buy them one), because it's just a book that needs to be read physically and is really important to have on your shelf.
it blew me away, inspired, rocked, and enraged me in all the right ways. a must read for anyone.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Minor: Rape and Vomit
bildungswalton's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Blood