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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
This disability memoir was amazing. It challenged my ablest biases. Alice Wong is a fierce oracle!
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This is a tour de force on disability, ableism, white supremacy, and the future. Much of it written during the early days of the pandemic, Wong details ableist assumptions and how we can resist them and work to change structures. It’s also fun and funny b/c Wong’s voice, to borrow a phrase, is unbought and unbossed. She is unapologetically herself—disabled oracle. The book is built from writing, speeches, and reflections Wong has done over the years and illustrated by 4 artists she commissioned, as well as Wong’s own fun drawings from Canva.
funny
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
Weird that “angry” isn’t an option for describing the mood of a book. I like Alice Wong a lot - her voice is loud and unapologetic about things too often ignored or not thought of. Thoughtful, a little provocative, a good read. I really appreciated her reflections on ancestors, oracles, and disabled futures.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I really wish I'd had the physical book for this one (as opposed to audiobook) for a couple of reasons. One, there are photos and inserts the author described that I really would have loved to spend time with and two, Alice talks at length about how radio and other forms of media avoid using disabled voices... all while a "non-disabled" sounding voice was doing the reading! Felt hypocritically to me, I guess. Loved the book and loved the way Alice Wong put it together.
"may we all receive the help we need to make our lives a bit more bearable"
This biography is so well put together. I loved the mix of straight autobiography sections mixed with different medias - transcripts of interviews Alice has given, a couple of poems, & photos. You can feel her anger at some of the systematic issues & also clearly see her humor & good graces.
A well balanced and interesting read.
This biography is so well put together. I loved the mix of straight autobiography sections mixed with different medias - transcripts of interviews Alice has given, a couple of poems, & photos. You can feel her anger at some of the systematic issues & also clearly see her humor & good graces.
A well balanced and interesting read.
