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Reviews tagging 'Ableism'
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke
5 reviews
katrinaward's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Ableism
clarabooksit's review against another edition
4.0
Key takeaways: how the invisibility of a lot of illnesses negatively impacts people on top of their already poor health—e.g. not being taken seriously, being dismissed, not getting the same kind of care and sympathy, etc.—and how we can do better simply by believing people; how desperate living with an unknown and therefore undiagnosed chronic illness can make someone and that there are people who take advantage of that; how chronic illness can affect the people around those who suffer from them, too; and that the pursuit of “cure-alls” is often damaging to the psyche when more emphasis should be put on adjusting to life with a chronic illness.
Her healthcare journey is often difficult to read about but an important one. I think a lot of people will feel seen by this book. And I think she does a decent job of acknowledging her personal privilege and sharing important research and statistics regarding minorities, particularly women of color, who have a chronic illness.
It does get a little repetitive in parts and for someone who lacks all of the privilege O’Rourke possesses, her story might be grating or frustrating. That’s not for me to decide, though.
I’m glad I read this. Many people in my life have a chronic illness and I’m always trying to better understand how and how much their illnesses impact their daily lives.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Classism
Minor: Excrement
kbbru's review
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Ableism
Moderate: Grief and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
lowbrowhighart's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Ableism
Moderate: Death, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Sexism
Minor: Cursing and Terminal illness
lizzieinmt's review
3.75
Graphic: Grief and Chronic illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Blood, Cancer, and Death of parent