gloomyboygirl's review
2.0
This felt kind of like a series of selfintroductory motivational speeches you'd hear at the beginning of an activist event. Very much 2016-2018 period piece without a lot of theory or meat, just introductions to individual activists and their thoughts on Trump era politics. I felt almost nothing about any of the book-- I was intrigued to maybe check out other writing by some of the contributors, but not because of the actual content of the essays usually, just because the biography after was interesting. Also, sorry, but the concept of saying "permanently disable Trump's electability" or whatever was... it floored me. I feel bad for such a negative review, it's nice to see so many disabled people centered, but the actual essays just weren't there and felt like introductions to more interesting thoughts.
courtneyfalling's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I’m not gonna lie I kinda forgot I read this because it’s been so long where I’ve gotten behind on review/notes to myself? But I’m assuming I liked it, set the stage for Disability Visibility later, you can see Alice Wong’s editorial sensibilities growing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
inamerata's review
2.0
Some essays were more engaging, but overall nothing new to me, especially in 2023. It felt like reading a Tumblr archive, for better and worse. There's vulnerability and passion, and some enduring points about what it means to keep living and finding meaning in a difficult world. However, the content notes (not warnings) are self-reported, inconsistent, and unhelpful. The frequent use of slurs and divisive language around LGBT people at large was annoying and undermined numerous points, as well.