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ameliasbooks's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Very raw, honest and insightful essays. Not in a linear structure and sometimes a bit too repetitive. Reads like a collection of pieces that have been published in other publications before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
courtneyfalling's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
This essay collection made me cry out of catharsis, identification, and sheer reflective beauty, multiple times. I tried to track best essays and ended up feeling like every essay was golden and could be my absolute favorite on reread, but right now I have "What We Are," "Narrative and Need," "The Broken Country: On Disability and Desire," "Public Anatomy," "Fragments, Never Sent," and "Frankenstein Abroad" noted. It might be more accurate to track which themes resonated most: early grief and loneliness, internalized ableism and early-twenties vulnerability and confusion, anger vs. sensitive love, progressive disability experiences and fear but hope for aging. I'm hoping to buy a copy of this to own, highlight, and reread because I am just so filled with love for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Religious bigotry
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