janefc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
riverlasol's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Challenging but so worth it—gorgeous prose and accessible writing that has such important and impactful messages within it!
bookaddictlt's review against another edition
5.0
Read. This. Book. Everyone should read this book. This a voice of the oft unheard.
Riva Lehrer is an artist, writer, teacher. She also disabled, queer, and Jewish. She's an inspiration and gives insight on the true meaning of what it is to be human.
I can't encapsulate this book. But in a time when we seem to be slipping backwards and need to step up and fight for those whose voices don't get heard, this is one book you need to read.
Riva Lehrer is an artist, writer, teacher. She also disabled, queer, and Jewish. She's an inspiration and gives insight on the true meaning of what it is to be human.
I can't encapsulate this book. But in a time when we seem to be slipping backwards and need to step up and fight for those whose voices don't get heard, this is one book you need to read.
disabledbookdragon's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
lucyshucy's review
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
4.5
I wept, this memoir was beautiful ily riva
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, Suicide, Medical content, Ableism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fatphobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Infertility, Outing, Miscarriage, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content
sonder's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
this book made me want to kill myself emotionally 1000000000000/10 i can't recommend it enough.
also an apt criticism of the terrible state of cincinnati medicine in the past 70+ years.Â
my favorite line: "and i thought, Everyone is called on to make sense of love" (the last line of chapter 50, phantom of the opera)
also an apt criticism of the terrible state of cincinnati medicine in the past 70+ years.Â
my favorite line: "and i thought, Everyone is called on to make sense of love" (the last line of chapter 50, phantom of the opera)
eschorrlesnick's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide, Ableism, and Addiction
Minor: Racism and Homophobia