Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'
Als ich unsichtbar war by Martin Pistorius, Megan Lloyd Davies
2 reviews
campbellsoupy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
A lot of the reviews said this book was slow and that the writing wasn’t great but that his story was still interesting. I disagree, it definitely drew me in and kept me reading, and I enjoyed his style of writing. He seems like a really lovely person and I think he’s a talented writer. What I will say is there was a lack of acknowledgement that it is also ok to be disabled and not turnout to be a genius like he is. There is a narrative in a lot of the media we receive about disabled, and especially non-speaking people, that it is inspiring and that they are valid only *if* they are as smart or smarter than an able bodied, speaking person and don’t suffer from any type of intellectual disability. People with IDs deserve life and rights too, and we should treat everyone with respect. I think Martin believes this, but he sometimes uses some language that implies otherwise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
mandi4886's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Torture
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