Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

12 reviews

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I quite enjoyed Care Work and this one is no different. The societal barriers disabled folks face, especially during the pandemic are brought to light through honest, open thought.  While I did not feel the focus was on the future, as the title would suggests, it highlights that even in the 21 century there is a large gap in access for us disabled folk. What I did find challenging in this, was how the claim was put to this solely being a BIPOC/chronically ill/neurodivergent experience. I feel as though the disability community needs to be united, not trying to put up us vs them mentality. I do understand BIPOC/2SLGBTQ+ adds additional intersectionalities and challenges, but this should in no way present as discounting others' experiences with disability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Racism and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

emath98's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

If you are going to read only one book this year, make it this one. An incredible book that has made me feel so much less alone, and has reignited my convictions in continuing to be covid safe as a radical act of community love 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

blue_boy62's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

mitchell_1's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

dhiyanah's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Grief, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Racism and Suicide

arlingtonchamberofgay's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Leah has a way of making me feel seen, in all of my AuDHD, queer, enby, disabled splendor. On the days when the everyday ableism and fear of the MIC neglecting me to the point of death, I come back to their and DJ’s words. And I remember I’m not alone, I can not only imagine a disabled future, but help to make it a reality. There will always be work to do, but we can at least live a life worth while at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence and Police brutality

whiteflowerose's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Rape and Suicide

avisreadsandreads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism