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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
55 reviews
leelaamanda's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Ableism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Medical content, Racism, Abortion, and Sexual assault
Minor: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Medical content
chronicacademia's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abortion, Bullying, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
booksjessreads's review against another edition
5.0
This book does not solely focus on disability, but contributors also discuss further intersections of identity, such as gender, sexuality, age, race and religion. This allows the reader to understand how society further disadvantages those with these intersections and offers a deeply moving and rage-inducing account of US society.
I enjoyed the audio so much I am getting my own print version to get more familiar with the text. This is essential reading and is one of the most informative reads I have read this year.
Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Ableism, Transphobia, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death and Pregnancy
amberinbookland's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Excrement, Ableism, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Blood, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Death
changelingreader_adrian's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Racism, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abortion, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
laupm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Classism
lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Fatphobia, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Ableism, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Sexual harassment
atuin's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Sexism, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Medical content, Genocide, Death, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness
booksandboba's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Chronic illness
Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, and Medical content