Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

16 reviews

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

5.0

Everyone should read this. That is all.

CWs from each story as provided by the contributor:

Unspeakable Conversations: eugenics, infanticide, assisted suicide.

There's a Mathematical Equation that Proves I'm Ugly: bullying, suicidal ideation.

The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness: settler colonialism, genocide, racism, sexism, ableism, erasure, sexual assault, violence, suicide, suicidal ideation.

The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison: sexual assault, language deprivation, isolation, incarceration, trauma, audism.

Common Cyborg: hate, misogyny, harassment, rape threats, death threats, racism, suicide, sterilization, ableism, eugenics. 

We Can't Go Back: institutionalization, abuse.

Last but Not Least: body shaming, groping, sexual harassment.

The Antiabortion Bill You Aren't Hearing About: bodily autonomy, eugenics, ableism, trauma, sexual assault, medical trauma, objectification, carceral state, sterilization.

Incontinence is a Public Health Issue...: suicidal ideation, bullying, body shaming, infantilization. 

Failing/Burning: suffering, medication, spoilers for Hannah Gadsby's Nanette.

Lost Cause: abuse, racism, ableist language, child neglect, torture, poisoning, self-harm.

Disability Solidarity: state violence, anti-Blackness, racism, ableism, audism, police brutality, incarceration, murder, white supremacy. 

Time's Up for Me, Too: sexual assault, intimate partner violence, abuse, trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

pollyhall's review against another edition

challenging informative sad tense slow-paced

2.0

 
This was a very slow read, I had to look up a lot of words. I would have liked to see fewer essays but with more depth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

biacedbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Very informative about living with a disability. I like that it was intersectional and talked about being queer, trans, BIPOC, etc., and how that relates to disability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ablaine's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Medical trauma

bookishnatalia's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Acephobia/Arophobia