Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

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

4 reviews

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

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

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

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 Holy shit, this is OUTSTANDING. Every essay gave me a new perspective, new impression, new things to ponder and grow from. Can't recommend enough, I loved this even more than the author's previous Care Work which I also loved. I can't wait to revisit this and glean even more wisdom from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Excrement, Abortion, and Death of parent