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A review by ohanleyjk
Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077 by Craig Davidson
4.0
(3.5 rounded)
This book for me was beautiful, but not profound. I think I’m more critical than most in that I studied disability studied and have a keen interest in the sociology of accessibility. I wish Davidson had used this platform to push that those with different abilities are not living a life with missing pieces: They are living their own full life. Because one child is mute doesn’t mean they are missing out on speech, necessarily. Because one child compulsively lies does not make them have a lesser character. It’s not that these themes were necessarily promoted in this book, but that they were not really debunked either.
Criticism aside, it was an enjoyable story. I enjoyed getting to know each of the children through Davidson’s eyes, and I really learned a lot from his friendship with Jake.
I truly believe Davidson loved his year driving a school bus. It puzzles me a little as to why he didn’t continue to drive to be honest, but such is a memoir - real life doesn’t always follow a predictable or sensible plot line.
I doubt this will be my favourite of #CanadaReads2018, but it was a nice ride (haha, punny).
This book for me was beautiful, but not profound. I think I’m more critical than most in that I studied disability studied and have a keen interest in the sociology of accessibility. I wish Davidson had used this platform to push that those with different abilities are not living a life with missing pieces: They are living their own full life. Because one child is mute doesn’t mean they are missing out on speech, necessarily. Because one child compulsively lies does not make them have a lesser character. It’s not that these themes were necessarily promoted in this book, but that they were not really debunked either.
Criticism aside, it was an enjoyable story. I enjoyed getting to know each of the children through Davidson’s eyes, and I really learned a lot from his friendship with Jake.
I truly believe Davidson loved his year driving a school bus. It puzzles me a little as to why he didn’t continue to drive to be honest, but such is a memoir - real life doesn’t always follow a predictable or sensible plot line.
I doubt this will be my favourite of #CanadaReads2018, but it was a nice ride (haha, punny).