Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

31 reviews

tlaynejones's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is the best book I’ve read this year. The writing is deeply compassionate thoughtful and challenging. I am grateful to have the opportunity to question and expand many of my long held understandings of the world and of myself. Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha shared her experiences, vulnerability, strengths, and desires with a warm generous relatability. I wish everyone would read this. Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

kpeps's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

A great perspective on disability justice and how/why to care for the most marginalized of us.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

lee_noel's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

rionstorm's review against another edition

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Religious bigotry and Stalking

charlottejones952's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.0

I'll admit that I didn't complete the last 2 chapters but this was because of the content. This book is enlightening but tough so I don't know who I'd recommend to. Discussion of care work and ableism were fascinating but the trauma and surviverhood was too blunt and difficult to read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual harassment

tinyplanet's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

lily1304's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I read this to learn more about disability justice, which I did, but I also learned different ways of thinking about caring for myself and others. I definitely want to reread this later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jdieperink's review against another edition

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual violence and Vomit

porcupinetree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

sapphire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault