Reviews with content warning for Ableism - Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

My specific edition was somewhat difficult to read due to either the font or the spacing of the lines. I was unable to get used to it during my reading. This may just be an issue for my copy though. The material inside was insightful and informative.

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queergoth_reads's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really fantastic book about fairytale and how linked they are to the way disabilities are viewed.

I think I would have liked a bit more on the conversations about intersectionality but I understand why they weren't expanded on.

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scarroll178's review against another edition

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emotional informative slow-paced

3.75

Very repetitive, but a lot of good insights. I especially appreciated hearing about the language we use to talk about disability.

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good_names_dont_exist's review

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

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ehmannky's review against another edition

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emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

This book is honestly more memoir than it is media analysis, with Leduc using popular fairy tales, tropes, the ways that these fairy tales are reproduced in our modern world, to look back on her own life and struggles being in an ableist world with a visible difference. The chapters that used the fairy tales to supplement her personal life story were the most compelling in my opinion, and the ones that focused more on fairy tales and media analysis felt a little bit on the weaker side. Well worth a read or a listen to, especially if you're interested in disability studies and want to go a bit deeper into it all.

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alysereadsbooks's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

I read this in honor of Disability Pride Month and it did not disappoint. Part essay, part memoir, I loved to hear about the author's experience with cerebral palsy and how fairy tales shaped her childhood, and subliminally, her perceptions of disability. It is a reminder that the stories we tell ourselves and each other do matter and have an impact. Worth a reread as well.

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pipn_t's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.5

It was interesting to read about the author’s thoughts on fairy tales. Brief but engaging read.
I had some trouble with formatting of the book (it wouldn’t do two columns for me, plus some font changes that I weren’t sure if they were deliberate or in error), but I assume that’s Libby’s fault and not the book’s?

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