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kriscasimir's review
i feel pretty grateful for my voice in general, and this book made me feel even more protective of it
librarylapin's review
4.0
This book is beautiful. It is a visually and metaphorically vivid expression of a difficult experience for the author. It highlights how alienating it was to not have a physical voice and people’s good intentions but often harmful reactions. The emotional turmoil was excellently illustrated and compelling.
rachelhelps's review
4.0
Webber overuses her voice and it starts to hurt to talk. Her doctor tells her to go on extreme vocal rest, which she does. Six months later, it's still hard for her to talk, but her vocal chords appear fine. Webber shows the challenges she experiences and how she mourns her voiced self with black-and-white drawings accented with red. A short but interesting read.
kierli's review
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Visualizing the voice, what it can mean to yourself, and the stupid things people do when they don't get it. Thoughtful.
c100's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
600bars's review
4.0
this was really good! i didnt know what it was about, it was just on the used rack and cheap and looked cool. turns out it fit with my theme lately of women having some kinda illness and their struggles w the medical system and with other ppl in general. it felt like reading someone's journal. very honest. i can't imagine what it would be like to suddenly not be able to talk. this brings up an important part of disability justice//politics: unlike other fixed identities like your race, disability can strike anyone at any age at any time without warning. its also for sure coming for everyone if youre lucky enough to live into old age. really liked the black and red drawings. would recommend!