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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
2 reviews
bashsbooks's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
This memoir is a collection of stories from Haben Girma's life so far, touching on her heritage, her education, and her adapted ways of living with her disabilities. She is an engaging writer, and I enjoyed following her from California to Erirtrea to Mali to Oregon to Alaska to Massachusetts to Ethiopia to DC. However, the book lacked a certain cohesiveness, especially at the beginning. The end came together well - Haben's journey from Harvard to DC, from lawsuits to public speaking, was much clearer than the establishing shots of her youth.
I feel like I learned a lot about the deafblind experience from this book, though, and about accessibility in general, especially accessible technology.
I feel like I learned a lot about the deafblind experience from this book, though, and about accessibility in general, especially accessible technology.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Sexism, Excrement, Xenophobia, Misogyny, and Racism
Minor: Cancer, Animal death, and War
kristinecircenis's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Racism
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