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marioosa517's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, and Cursing
Moderate: Homophobia and Alcohol
Minor: Racism
caseythereader's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
3.75
Thanks to Libro FM for the free copy of this book.
- SIPPING DOM PERIGNON THROUGH A STRAW is a memoir that feels like listening to your smart, funny friend tell you stories. Read by Ndopu himself, he brings across all the joy and frustration packed into this short, snappy book.
- Earlier this year, I read Judith Heumann's memoir, which covers her fight to get an education in the 1950s-60s. Reading Ndopu's memoir now strikes home how much advancement there has been in access for disabled people and how much is still exactly the same.
- I do wish there had been more detail on Ndopu's activism and schoolwork. However, I also see the reason and benefit of structuring the book around his access issues: it shows precisely how much ableism is baked into the system and how it gets in the way of literally everything else he is trying to do.
- SIPPING DOM PERIGNON THROUGH A STRAW is a memoir that feels like listening to your smart, funny friend tell you stories. Read by Ndopu himself, he brings across all the joy and frustration packed into this short, snappy book.
- Earlier this year, I read Judith Heumann's memoir, which covers her fight to get an education in the 1950s-60s. Reading Ndopu's memoir now strikes home how much advancement there has been in access for disabled people and how much is still exactly the same.
- I do wish there had been more detail on Ndopu's activism and schoolwork. However, I also see the reason and benefit of structuring the book around his access issues: it shows precisely how much ableism is baked into the system and how it gets in the way of literally everything else he is trying to do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Excrement, Ableism, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia
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