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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice Culture by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

7 reviews

30something_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

 Written pre 2020 but still 100% relevant given the ways in which our systems are continuing to dismantle health and safety precautions for the chronically ill. And you're only able-bodied until the day you aren't.

A great read for intersectional disability justice and building community care networks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.75

Opened my eyes to how I view myself and the people around me. Validated so many things for me.

Definitely made me realize how often disability gets overlooked in public spaces. 

Gave me hope that a care-centered community is possible.

Although a lot of the material talked about is sad (check TW), overall I felt the tone of the book was extremely hopeful, and I found the intimate look at care-centered communities beautiful and spiritual.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation

rionstorm's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

There's some really good ideas and concrete resources in this book. There's also some wonderful utopian imagining and goal setting, which feels motivational and helped expand my thinking. 

It reads like a mix of a memoir, academic theory, and a practical guide, which was interesting. I struggled to get through certain sections that felt a little repetitive, or were very hyper-specific to Canada and the USA. The intense, firm narration style makes sense and fits with such vital subject matter, but for me became a bit overwhelming after a while, in the same way listening to a lot of impassioned speeches one after the other can make the words being said start to bounce off you a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Religious bigotry and Stalking

lily1304's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I read this to learn more about disability justice, which I did, but I also learned different ways of thinking about caring for myself and others. I definitely want to reread this later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

I read the first half of this book really slowly--like, over the course of several months. The second half moved much more quickly for me, and I found it more engaging. But really overall I think this book is amazing and I would definitely recommend it. For people not in radical leftist spaces, the writing might be a bit of an adjustment, but I think this is a useful and important read for anyone, regardless of their background or relationship to disability. I'm glad I read it, and thankful for Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha's work to write it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Medical content

emilykval's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Colonisation