Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation by Eli Clare

3 reviews

libraryoflanelle's review against another edition

4.0

I read this one exclusively via Audio and would like to re-read it in tandem with the physical book so I can absorb it more fully. I will definitely be writing an updated review when I get my hands on a physical copy.

I really enjoyed hearing Eli reflect on these topics as things were in 1999. Seeing the parallels, the differences and on many occasions the heart-breaking lack of positive change truly added a level of discussion to these topics that I did not anticipate.

I have added content/trigger warnings to my review but I want to point out that Eli does mention CSA he experienced in childhood on multiple occasions, at times in moderate detail.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Transphobia

lottie1803's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, War, and Transphobia

hyperself's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Ableism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Classism, Slavery, Trafficking, Chronic illness, and Racism