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gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
This memoir focuses a lot on the industry of film and entertainment and how they show society standards and versions of people that fit nicely into boxes, but in reality people cannot be placed into just one box. These boxes lead us to create images in our mind of what is beautiful and pretty often leaving out groups of people, with the focus of for this book being disable people.
Keah Browns tells her story of how this and other aspects of her life have changed and influenced who she is today and the perspective of the world she lives in.
Keah Browns tells her story of how this and other aspects of her life have changed and influenced who she is today and the perspective of the world she lives in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Grief and Death
justinewalker's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
tariqah's review against another edition
4.0
Brown’s example say to the rest of us is to“Kindly mind your business and have fun!” which is applaudable.
She knows how fabulous her outfit is, how awesome her hair looks, and how cute her smile is because she put her all into making it work, through thick and thin. It's as if others did the same, the beauty and fashion industry couldn’t set the standard.
She knows how fabulous her outfit is, how awesome her hair looks, and how cute her smile is because she put her all into making it work, through thick and thin. It's as if others did the same, the beauty and fashion industry couldn’t set the standard.
hiimkayte's review against another edition
4.0
Read this as an attempt to try to expand my perspective. The author reads the audiobook, and is a great reader. I appreciated the stories and was able to connect to the author's view points.
I felt really old reading this. I kept thinking that Keah needs to write a book a few years down the road, because it's clear that she still has a lot of growing and learning to do in her life. But it's not really a memoir about someone at the end of their life or peak of their success, is a book honoring who she is, and why we should care about her (and black disabled people) now.
I wish the author the best, and hope she's able to continue on her momentum.
I felt really old reading this. I kept thinking that Keah needs to write a book a few years down the road, because it's clear that she still has a lot of growing and learning to do in her life. But it's not really a memoir about someone at the end of their life or peak of their success, is a book honoring who she is, and why we should care about her (and black disabled people) now.
I wish the author the best, and hope she's able to continue on her momentum.
connkn29's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
zamyatins_fears's review against another edition
2.75
Just not my cup of tea. I'm also disabled and enjoy hearing other experiences from disabled people, but I just have little interest in a lot of the things that the author cares deeply about. Also a bit repetitive. Should maybe have been edited more so that the essays had less repetition.
erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review against another edition
5.0
These essays are powerful and eye-opening. I'm glad I read this and I'm glad for Keah Brown. She seems like an amazing human being.
hannah_reads_sometimes's review against another edition
3.0
I’m glad that I picked up this book. It’s clear to me that Brown is an interesting person, clearly well-rounded with a extra strong love of pop culture. There is much to be learned from someone who is so able to explain their own identity/situations/life through popular culture moments that much larger groups of people understand. However, multiple essays felt too disjointed and too repetitive. Perhaps better editing would be helpful, or maybe if I was younger it would have spoken more too me. Will still look for Brown’s future works.