Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today: Adapted for Young Adults by Alice Wong

5 reviews

suspiciouspinecone's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

This is a great way to get a little insight into what it means to be disabled. Very informative, with a few really well written essays. However, it wasn't an overall fantastically written book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Suicidal thoughts

megansoetaert's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

An incredible collection of stories that shines a light into the experiences of people with disabilities. This collection is justice-centered & gives no space to non-disabled sympathy or trauma porn, and I love that. This is a YA adaptation, but it didn’t feel juvenile or anything of that sort. It was very well crafted and informative, and I would recommend this to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

This is a collection of stories that everyone can benefit from reading. 

Alice Wong has created a collection of stories from disabled people and disability advocates that can successfully serve tween and teen readers. The stories were not extremely complex and often introductory to the disability being discussed, making the content of the book great for younger readers. There is complexity in the experiences and emotions throughout each story, and the way that Alice has woven the 17 first-person stories together to create this anthology is rich with inclusion and representation. I am looking forward to recommending this to youth readers as well as reading the full version myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Terminal illness, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

imstephtacular's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Body shaming, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Classism, Cancer, Death, and Cursing

theoceanrose's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism