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A review by jdieperink
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
It’s been a few days since I finished this and I still can’t quite wrap my hands around what I thought of it other than that I loved it.
It’s a book that is simultaneously not for me and everything I need. It’s not an introductory text to disability justice but maybe it should be?
Since it is a collection of essays, it is occasionally repetitive but that doesn’t take away from the collection and how loving it is.
I’ve seen a few other reviews that mention this but this book is not medical advice and I think the author does make sure to cover that, even when it’s more concrete tips.
CW: abuse, suicide, ableism, misogyny, racism and probably more. Take care of yourself.
It’s a book that is simultaneously not for me and everything I need. It’s not an introductory text to disability justice but maybe it should be?
Since it is a collection of essays, it is occasionally repetitive but that doesn’t take away from the collection and how loving it is.
I’ve seen a few other reviews that mention this but this book is not medical advice and I think the author does make sure to cover that, even when it’s more concrete tips.
CW: abuse, suicide, ableism, misogyny, racism and probably more. Take care of yourself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual violence and Vomit