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Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism by Elsa Sjunneson

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northernzephyr's review

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

This is a highly important book, especially for abled people to learn more about the challenges that disabled people face. It helped me to understand some of the unconscious biases I have against disabled people, and some of the ways that we need to change society to be more equal for the disabled. I encourage everyone to read this book with an open mind.

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heydebigale's review

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challenging funny informative medium-paced

5.0

I adored this memoir. It’s so funny & snarky & informative & difficult. Highly recommend this book.

I learned so many things from this book. Even being aware of ableist language that is so pervasive, I learned and was reminded of words and phrases we do casually use that perpetuates incredible harm.

While my disability is completely different from Elsa’s I found certain aspects of this book incredibly relatable. Particularly the chapter on motherhood and disability. I was also discouraged from having children because of my disability. I hadn’t thought to label that eugenics, but it is.

My only teeny-tiny complaint is that I was super excited to read Elsa’s critique of ableism in the romance genre (because it’s a problem!), but all of the romantic books that Elsa referred to are not genre romance. So that was a bummer because I’d love to hear Elsa’s thoughts on Phoebe and Trevillion (for example).

I did a mix of audio and print and the Audio is narrated by Elsa and it’s very funny! Highly recommend both versions of the book.

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hendrixpants's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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sockfood1's review

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I loved how this blended memoir, anti-abelism manifesto and pop culture critique. I also loved the discussion of intersecting identities within different ableist spaces.

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quinwithonen's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.75

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skudiklier's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

"By participating in ableism, we participate in the devaluation of all humanity."

This book is a must-read for anyone, but especially for nondisabled people. It's half memoir, half critical analysis, but all things that need to be said. If you're unsure why ableism in media can be harmful, how disability looks different for different people, what reason disabled people might have to fear the police--Elsa Sjunneson covers it all. This book made me so frustrated and upset at points, but it points out just how much change is needed (with a focus on the United States, because that's what the author has experience with).

Thank you to Netgalley, Simon & Schuster, and Elsa Sjunneson for the chance to review this ARC.

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