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A review by rionstorm
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
There's some really good ideas and concrete resources in this book. There's also some wonderful utopian imagining and goal setting, which feels motivational and helped expand my thinking.
It reads like a mix of a memoir, academic theory, and a practical guide, which was interesting. I struggled to get through certain sections that felt a little repetitive, or were very hyper-specific to Canada and the USA. The intense, firm narration style makes sense and fits with such vital subject matter, but for me became a bit overwhelming after a while, in the same way listening to a lot of impassioned speeches one after the other can make the words being said start to bounce off you a bit.
It reads like a mix of a memoir, academic theory, and a practical guide, which was interesting. I struggled to get through certain sections that felt a little repetitive, or were very hyper-specific to Canada and the USA. The intense, firm narration style makes sense and fits with such vital subject matter, but for me became a bit overwhelming after a while, in the same way listening to a lot of impassioned speeches one after the other can make the words being said start to bounce off you a bit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Excrement, Racism, Addiction, Ableism, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Medical content, Transphobia, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Colonisation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Deportation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Classism, Pedophilia, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Vomit, and Cancer
Minor: Religious bigotry and Stalking