Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

36 reviews

happyunicorn7's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness

fionag's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this!! Not so much a memoir in a standard narrative but more of a collection of some parts of Alice’s life from memes she finds funny to conversations with her mom and traditional Chinese recipes. Wong touches on big topics like the pandemic, ableism, representation within the media, accessibility within buildings and the use of plastic straws. This is all done with humour and passion and was a joy to read. I listened to the audiobook but was still able to download the pictures which I otherwise would’ve missed out on, another way to make it more accessible I never would’ve thought of. Some parts can get repetitive as excerpts from interviews or speeches may briefly touch on the same details, but the sheer variety within this novel is engaging. I really loved hearing about her childhood experiences of Chinese school, lunar new year, and her relationship with her first grade teacher. What a fab read, I learnt a lot and laughed a lot! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Pandemic/Epidemic

josiebrown's review

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Ableism

jebecky's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Classism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Ableism

novella42's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Easily one of the most important books I've read this year. I feel silly saying this, but I didn't know memoirs of disabled people could be... like... fun? And playful? And hilarious? And snarky? And also no-nonsense, anti-ableist, and badass, all at the same time! I'm really grateful for Alice's work in the world, and in the way she role models disabled joy and reclaiming her own damn story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Racism, Grief, Medical content, Ableism, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Suicide, Dysphoria, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Terminal illness, Bullying, Classism, Hate crime, Genocide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Fatphobia

amberinpieces's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, and Medical content

dominicangirl's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Alice Wong has a kind, unique, and vivifying voice. I found myself smiling throughout this audiobook. My one note is that some of the essays/reflections were repetitive. I do notice that they were carefully organized to build on certain narratives/eras in the author’s life. All in all, I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Ableism, Terminal illness, Death, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Animal death, and Child death

courtneyfalling's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I love how simultaneously conversational and fantastical this memoir feels. It’s like Alice Wong is telling the stories of her life like one would around a table, but with experimental, fun crosswords and speculative delight… like the part about wanting to have ghost sex near the end?! Fuck yeah! Ugh I love disabled wisdom and disabled joy and Alice Wong!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

hmetwade's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cursing, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Body shaming