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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
118 reviews
tigger89's review
4.0
It's not all frustration and anger, though. Several of the essays focus on community, companionship, and finding joy. I smiled the whole way through "Guide Dogs Don't Lead Blind People. We Wander as One." even at the inevitable moment of sadness. The collection also makes a point to end with positivity, with the entire last section focusing on community and the final essay detailing a moment of joy at a performance conducted by and for the disabled community.
I think most readers would walk away from this volume with at least a few thoughts to chew on, even if you've already spent some time pondering or working in disability advocacy. The sheer diversity of the voices presented virtually guarantees it.
Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Excrement
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Rape
laupm's review
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Classism
lilacs_book_bower's review
4.75
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Fatphobia, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Ableism, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Sexual harassment
atuin's review
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Sexism, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Medical content, Genocide, Death, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
arlingtonchamberofgay's review
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness
booksandboba's review
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Chronic illness
Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, and Medical content
scrubsandbooks's review
4.0
Graphic: Ableism and Racism
hannahwillacy's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Ableism, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Police brutality
onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Sexual assault