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Loved it! Such a fun and hopeful memoir.
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i enjoyed this interactive, mixed-media memoir/essay collection. wong's voice is engaging and conversational, and i appreciate her perspectives on activism, disability, and various media. i would probably recommend the physical book over the audio if you can. i'm so glad this included image descriptions and the inclusion of audio clues for things like the crossword puzzle, but if you can get a physical copy those elements bring more to the experience.
some downsides with this being a collection of various writings is that some major events and key points get repeated in a way that bogged down the flow.
i also love the inclusion of interviews, but i wish they had been performed differently in the audiobook. a second narrator to portray the other half of the interiew would have been nice instead of reading off the name of whoever is speaking each line, which felt a bit tedious to listen to over time.
some downsides with this being a collection of various writings is that some major events and key points get repeated in a way that bogged down the flow.
i also love the inclusion of interviews, but i wish they had been performed differently in the audiobook. a second narrator to portray the other half of the interiew would have been nice instead of reading off the name of whoever is speaking each line, which felt a bit tedious to listen to over time.
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This book is a memoir written by Alice Wong - a disability rights activist.
Using examples from her own life alongside scholarship from the disability rights field, Alice brings a new set of values to light. She shows us the power of interdependence, rest/recovery, and a slower approach to life. I love the way that Alice challenges us to center these values in our life.
I also love the style that this memoir is written in. It includes a wide range of pieces - personal essays, interview transcripts, speeches, recipes, diary entries, poems, comics, photos, letters, op-eds, satirical essays, iMessage chains, and social media posts. This memoir was the first memoir that I read that included so many different ways of representing a person's life.
Using examples from her own life alongside scholarship from the disability rights field, Alice brings a new set of values to light. She shows us the power of interdependence, rest/recovery, and a slower approach to life. I love the way that Alice challenges us to center these values in our life.
I also love the style that this memoir is written in. It includes a wide range of pieces - personal essays, interview transcripts, speeches, recipes, diary entries, poems, comics, photos, letters, op-eds, satirical essays, iMessage chains, and social media posts. This memoir was the first memoir that I read that included so many different ways of representing a person's life.
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This is a memoir composed of essays, lists, puzzles, statements, and graphics. Alice Wong's disabled activist life will impact readers for the better.
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Some takeaways:
- disabled people deserve to exist, fully as they are.
- disabled voices and bodies should be heard, seen, and loved
- disabled people deserve to exist, fully as they are.
- disabled voices and bodies should be heard, seen, and loved
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A blend of previously published essays, interview transcripts, art, poetry, and memoir, Wong reflects on her life as an Asian American, the daughter of immigrants, a self-proclaimed "cyborg," and disability activist. She reflects on what her life has been, particularly as a disabled woman, what she is fighting to change, and what the future could be for disabled people when everyone has proper accomodations and support.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia
beautiful. full of humor, anger, adventure, and community. i loved learning about her- so full of life !
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