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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
59 reviews
maeverose's review against another edition
This is the second time I’ve attempted to read this - the first time was via audio and I retained very little of it - this time my ebook copy was due back to the library.
I’m not sure if I’ll attempt to read it again, hence why I’m marking it as a dnf instead of putting it back on my tbr as I normally would. I think this book is important and has a lot to offer, especially if you want an insight into the lives of actual disabled people telling their own story, as opposed to inspo porn books/movies made by non-disabled people — It just put me in a bad mood every time I picked it up. I’m currently going through a lot regarding my own disabilities, so it made me feel a bit hopeless.
Graphic: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Stalking, Medical trauma, Suicide, Racism, Murder, Ableism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Islamophobia and Drug abuse
Graphic: eugenics, infanticide, incarceration, Moderate: forced sterilization. Also, there are content warnings listed for some of the essays in the collection, but I felt that some of them missed things that should’ve been listed, so be aware of that. I also am likely missing content warnings in my review, as I didn’t read the whole book.kirstym25's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
wandering_canuck's review against another edition
5.0
This is exactly what you don't expect to read: unapologetic, candid, genuine tales of the lived disabled experience. Do not expect inspiration porn or movie of the week stories of overcoming. This book gives space and voice to the realities of the day to day lived experiences of disabled people.
This book served to highlight my shameful ignorance and forced me to confront some of my own biases. This isn't a one-and-done type of book. I challenge you to read this book and not have your world shook.
Wong does a fantastic job of bringing together many types of voices. A common theme throughout is the unjust marginalization of disabled people and it's intersectionality with other invisibilized qualities, such as poverty, queerness, size, and race.
This is an absolute must-read and is deserving of a permanent spot on your bookshelf.
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Ableism, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual assault, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Racism, Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism
korourke's review against another edition
4.5
My fav essays were:
- Unspeakable Conversations by Harriet McBryde Johnson
- Common Cyborg by Jillian Weise
- How to Make a Paper Crane from Rage by Elsa Sjunneson
- Why My Novel Is Dedicated to My Disabled Friend Maddy by A.H. Reaume
- Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time by Ellen Samuels
- Times Up for Me, Too by Carolyn Gehrig
- Still Dreaming Wild Disability Dreams at the End of the World by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Graphic: Ableism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Medical trauma, and Rape
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Suicide, and Violence
thenovelmaura's review against another edition
4.0
This book inspired me to do some research into organizations that promote accessibility solutions people with disabilities, and I ultimately set up a recurring donation to The Kelsey, a disability-forward housing solutions nonprofit. If that's not a testament to the effectiveness of this collection, I don't know what is!
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Ableism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism
gnomescottage's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, and Racism
lipstickitotheman's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Hate crime, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Classism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, and Racism
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Cancer, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Racism
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Murder
Minor: Abortion and Excrement
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
lizziaha's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Murder, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Racism