Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

9 reviews

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

siobhanward's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

I really appreciated that Wong was writing what she wanted to write and how she wanted to write, rather than catering to an audience (and that was made clear early on). The mix of different formats throughout the book (articles, interviews, essays, speeches) made the book feel varied and kept me engaged. Wong has lived a fascinating life and I appreciate how much she shared. I didn't know anything about her work prior to reading this and I'm excited to learn more about everything she has done. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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

jayisreading's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

This was a uniquely constructed memoir that was also moonlighting as a essay collection. Alice Wong, a disabled Chinese American activist, proudly and fiercely shares her lived experiences in these pages to also talk about ableism, disability justice, as well as intersectionality and the necessity to remember disability in these conversations. Quite a few of the pieces in this memoir/collection are excerpts from the public work she has done in advocating for disability justice. As a result, I did find that a lot of the writing got repetitive. I personally enjoyed the pieces she wrote that focused on her being Chinese American most.

Despite the repetitiveness, I do highly encourage everyone to read this, especially if you’re not entirely familiar with disability justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Racism and Body shaming

Minor: Death

tinyplanet's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cursing

Minor: Death, Body shaming, Grief, Racism, Body horror, and Bullying

lowbrowhighart's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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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

rebeccafarren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Ableism

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Thanks to Vintage Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - YEAR OF THE TIGER is not just Alice Wong's memoir, but also a look back at decades of disability rights activism and thought, along with a look toward the possibilities of the future.
- I loved the scrapbook feel of this book. Rather than a straightforward memoir, Wong collects excerpts from past interviews and published essays and op-eds along with vignette-style memories of her childhood, art, and poetry.
- Wong showcases both the hardships and the joys of disabled life, highlighting the importance of community and making sure she's crystal clear that the obstacles she's encountered are because the world isn't made for disabled people, not because of a lack of any kind of the part of disabled people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Racism, and Ableism

Moderate: Genocide, Murder, and Hate crime

laynemandros's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Medical trauma, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Genocide, and Ableism