Reviews

Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

cardboardreading's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

mc1945's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

mitzee's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

I think I need to listen to this again while taking notes. A lot of this is a recounting of personal experiences - which is really helpful as someone who is not of the disabled community and wants to educate themselves. It would be a good reread/listen to take notes and think about what actions an ally should take to make accommodations and create a more accessible environment for others. 

Also side note, I was almost halfway through the book before I realized she was not saying “cutie bipoc” but QD bipoc, as in Queer Disabled. Hahaha. Cutie bipoc is cute tho.

isobelflindall's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

this book was straightforward to read, rich in ideas and information, and left me with a ton of other stuff to add to my reading list. all excellent things! would definitely recommend and will definitely be reading more of this author’s work

krows_ink's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective

5.0

This book is incredibly written and truly authentic. It’s a pleasure and privilege to hear anything written by someone read in their own voice — this book is a wonderful example of that.

I loved how this book shifts and meanders. How it is both essay, personal stories, poems, love letters, and conversations. To me, this format emphasized the beauty of interdependence and pushed against the idea of what a book must look like.

I digested this book in spurts over the course of several months if I’m honest. I never tuned out once. The concepts discussed aren’t unfamiliar to me, but how they are framed and phrased, reminded me of the work still needed to be done and the true meaning of the work.

aklikethegun's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

chewbaccachowder's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

georgialilyw's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book was challenging in all the right ways. As I read more into the DJ movement, it is great to find a book that is not targeted at able-bodied people but instead also serves as a guide and history of the community. Many things to think about.

sophafie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Racism, and Ableism

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, and Incest