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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

4 reviews

chronicacademia's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

lilacs_book_bower's review

challenging hopeful informative lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.75

I really enjoyed this book. Alice Wong as the editor has gathered a wide range of essays and interviews from people with disabilities, and the collection covers a huge range of topics. I liked the approach of reading about the different aspects of disabilities that people wanted to discuss; topics range from medical care, discrimination, wheelchairs and artificial limbs, transportation, and accessible clothing. I appreciated the wide selection of topics. The only flaw I would say with this book is that some of the essays are so short (three pages), that the reader is left wanting more. A few felt like they introduced a topic and then abruptly ended. Overall, a very strong collection of narratives and a fast read!

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Content Warnings

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

youcancallmefi's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization

elizabethkore's review

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A book that should be a modern primer for disability studies and narrative. Covers a variety of topics, centering and advocating for disability narratives. Authors highlighted are from a variety of backgrounds, with physical and/or mental disabilities, and predominately QTPOC identities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Racism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Cancer, and Bullying

Moderate: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Vomit