schomj's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
2.0
So... turns out this is vegan propaganda, which I wasn't expecting. As a person reliant on animal fat and protein because I'm generally allergic to plant-based sources, it was really weird to spend hundreds of pages reading a disability advocate telling me I'm less-than because of one of my disabilities. She does have a paragraph towards the end acknowledging the existence of people like me (for "some people" it's "not as easy") before apologizing to vegans for doing so.
The whole thing felt more abstract and disembodied than I'm used to, at least when reading disability studies from disabled people. I think this is the first time where I've actively wished an author spent more time talking about people and less time citing sources? IDK, just a really weird experience that I'm still trying to make sense of.
The whole thing felt more abstract and disembodied than I'm used to, at least when reading disability studies from disabled people. I think this is the first time where I've actively wished an author spent more time talking about people and less time citing sources? IDK, just a really weird experience that I'm still trying to make sense of.
caffeinatedbookshoarder's review against another edition
5.0
5/5stars
i am awestruck. this was so nuanced, so intriguing, so so important to read! super super informative and engaging - this book covers the basics of disability and animal rights and it is so easy to consume, really easy to learn things even if you are new to this whole field.
safe to say i am definitely reading everything else by this author.
i am awestruck. this was so nuanced, so intriguing, so so important to read! super super informative and engaging - this book covers the basics of disability and animal rights and it is so easy to consume, really easy to learn things even if you are new to this whole field.
safe to say i am definitely reading everything else by this author.
jowixx's review against another edition
5.0
Nie ma co się rozpisywać. "Bydlęce brzemię" to wspaniały, głęboko intersekcjonalny, kompleksowy i pełen niuansów esej, w którym myśl pracuje pięknie i płynnie, a dwa dyskursy wzajemnie się oświetlają, dopowiadają i kondensują znaczenia. Sunaura Taylor dzieli się wiedzą z olbrzymim wdziękiem i czułością.
Cholernie to ważne, mądre i potrzebne. Proszę czytać.
Cholernie to ważne, mądre i potrzebne. Proszę czytać.
daytonm's review against another edition
5.0
It's perhaps not surprising that this challenged and expanded my thinking on (dis)ability, something I haven't (yet!) read much about. But it did the same for my thinking on animals (human and nonhuman), illuminating under-covered aspects of their oppression and altering how I understand domestication and dependency. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in building a just society--in the animal or disability movements as well as the broader Left, which needs these ideas urgently.
The disability liberation 101 section toward the beginning was a little jargony, but otherwise it's highly readable. The critiques of Singer and Pollan are also among the best I've seen--she seems to actually understand Singer, and is thus better able to articulate where and how he falls short. It leaves certain key questions unanswered but at least acknowledges them, and critically engages with what makes a life valuable and worth living, a line of inquiry that ultimately brings us to a really radical place in both animal and disability studies.
The disability liberation 101 section toward the beginning was a little jargony, but otherwise it's highly readable. The critiques of Singer and Pollan are also among the best I've seen--she seems to actually understand Singer, and is thus better able to articulate where and how he falls short. It leaves certain key questions unanswered but at least acknowledges them, and critically engages with what makes a life valuable and worth living, a line of inquiry that ultimately brings us to a really radical place in both animal and disability studies.
polecam_waszej_uwadze's review against another edition
Co za zmieniająca w głowie rzeczy i przestawiająca schematy doskonała książka!!! Nie wiem co by się musiało stać, żeby nie była w mojej topce roku