Reviews tagging 'Death'

Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances Ryan

2 reviews

sophieja's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.5

I found this book shocking at times and was impressed with amount of research and statistics included as it really helped illustrate some pressing issues. However I did find it hard to stick with, as it seemed repetitive at times and I felt like the case studies weren't discussed with that much empathy. Still, I would shove this book in the faces of the kind of people who question the fairness of me skipping queues lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

susannaobrien's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

A powerful deconstruction of the bleak picture facing disabled people in the UK. Frances Ryan writes with a good balance of personal stories and statistical evidence, to bring to life the human impact of a decade of austerity. Particularly difficult to read knowing the pandemic will only have worsened the situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, and Vomit