Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

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salemander's review

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4.5

very beautifully written and tragic collection of stories. wasn’t a fan of the language and treatment of the chinese characters in one of the stories, it really wasn’t necessary. the mrs. davis and litefeet chapters made me so fucking sad for those kids, the education system is so fucked and i know those stories came from real experiences. overall a very interesting book and the way it was written phonetically was really cool!
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kimveach's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don't know how to review this.   It was vivid, raw, and disturbing.   So I didn't "like" it,  but I'm glad I listened to it.   If you want to understand how privileged you are,  this book will help.    It's a series of monologs - better to listen to than read. 
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cass_lit's review against another edition

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3.5

What I liked about this:
  • Each character was so flushed out despite only having a short story to themselves
  • It’s a collection of stories about almost-strangers whose lives are connected by their living location

What kept me from loving it:
  • Some of the main characters were very unlikable. I’m just not a huge fan of an unlikeable narrator. 
  • Many of the MCs used racist (often  against Chinese side characters), ableist, and fatphobic language 
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