Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney

13 reviews

abernathy_33's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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beytwice's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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egmamaril's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

CW: Extreme ableism throughout, specifically towards autistic people, in-depth portrayals of ABA

Let me be clear: This book is immensely readable. As a thriller it does it's job probably better than average. However, it is by far the most ableist book I have read in a long time. This is made worse by the fact that the author has an autistic child himself. I read this book for a readathon, but I will definitely be avoiding this author in the future.
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bi_bibliophile's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I loved the plot of this book, the cobots, the mystery around Abbie's disappearance, the intricacies of her relationship with Tim. That being said, the stuff about autism did seem, at times, rather archaic. Towards the end it seemed to show the polar opposites between Abbie and Tim and how they wanted to help Danny. Somethings, however, just felt a little off with it at times. I am aware that autism is a spectrum and some autistic people or kids with CDD will have similar experiences to Danny but to say, to generalise that, Autistic people are unable to love or be empathic seems a stretch.
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rainbowrnb's review

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sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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inkysplodge's review

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camsauce's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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fancypotato1995's review

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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dunksx4's review

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1.0

Story was okay, pretty interesting. But the sheer ablism and depictions of autism was astounding. Particularly as the author has an autistic son. No refuting the harmful stereotypes, simply comparing them to robots with no humanity or empathy. Really could've had a better discussion regarding ABA. Done sloppily and harmfully. 
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joreneereads's review

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Immediately no. This book is so dehumanizing of autistic people, highly recommend sifting through goodreads to get to some own voices reviews. 
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