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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
59 reviews
alexxcp's review
4.25
Graphic: Ableism and Sexual assault
chronicacademia's review
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abortion, Bullying, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
booksjessreads's review against another edition
5.0
This book does not solely focus on disability, but contributors also discuss further intersections of identity, such as gender, sexuality, age, race and religion. This allows the reader to understand how society further disadvantages those with these intersections and offers a deeply moving and rage-inducing account of US society.
I enjoyed the audio so much I am getting my own print version to get more familiar with the text. This is essential reading and is one of the most informative reads I have read this year.
Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Ableism, Transphobia, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death and Pregnancy
metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape
amberinbookland's review
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Excrement, Ableism, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Blood, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Death
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
onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Sexual assault
kerrygetsliterary's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Sexism, Confinement, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion