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thenonbinaryc's review
3.0
Would have been a great book if not for the ableism.
The correct language for people with dwarfism is people first language or ‘little people’. A lot of people with dwarfism dislike the term dwarf because it plays into the Disney mythical creature ideology that’s both dehumanising and greatly infantilising. The author also repeatedly talks about how disabled people are burdens. And also made a comment about how pathetic it was that someone ‘looked like an Indian’.
The correct language for people with dwarfism is people first language or ‘little people’. A lot of people with dwarfism dislike the term dwarf because it plays into the Disney mythical creature ideology that’s both dehumanising and greatly infantilising. The author also repeatedly talks about how disabled people are burdens. And also made a comment about how pathetic it was that someone ‘looked like an Indian’.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
beesbookss's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.25
I really enjoyed this book up until the last chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
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