Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

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

4 reviews

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.

---

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

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.

---

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

lowbrowhighart's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Racism, Ableism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body shaming, Genocide, Death, Classism, Dysphoria, and Hate crime

Minor: Religious bigotry, Excrement, and Murder

careinthelibrary's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

We give cat people 5 stars.

No really, Alice Wong's memoir is fierce, comforting, funny, sad, envigorating, eloquent, and thought-provoking. She is a powerhouse who is sharing her brilliant, full life with us. We are so lucky to have her.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Ableism

Minor: Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Murder

COVID-19 pandemic, eugenics