Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Little Nothing by Marisa Silver

2 reviews

hayreading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Upon reading a second time, I came to appreciate much more about this book. It's bizarre, but it's full of themes and tells a compelling story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Body horror

Moderate: War, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Torture, Body shaming, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Grief, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

bradypus's review

There was one passage about people with dwarfism being made for entertainment that was so gross I couldn’t keep reading. It made me literally grimace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism