Reviews

Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

dsantistama08's review against another edition

3.0

3.85⭐️

Un contemporary molto carino su Effie, questa ragazza all’ultimo anno delle superiori presa tra la decisione del college, amicizie, famiglia e la sua cotta, Wilder.
Mi è piaciuto leggere del punto di vista di Effie, una ragazza disabile e che fa uso della sedia a rotelle, che affronta una serie di situazioni e sfide quotidiane (che per lei sono un giorno come un’altro) che molte persone danno per scontate ma non lo sono, non per tutti. Non interfacciandomi personalmente o vedendolo in parenti o amici stretti, molte cose erano per me all’oscuro, ed una lettura del genere, per quanto young e semplicissima possa essere, è davvero illuminante ed apre gli occhi su tante circostante e altro che altrimenti non avrei saputo o proprio pensato. Purtroppo ci sono ancora tante difficoltà che non sarebbero tali se solo ci fossero più inclusione ed un sistema che non considera tutto ciò che riguarda i disabili come un’opzione o un’aggiunta. Dovrebbe essere realtà. Ma non lo è ancora, o meglio non dappertutto.
Per quanto riguarda la storia in se, è molto cheesy ed il romance non è chissà quanto presente, contrariamente a quello che avevo immaginato, ma comunque bello. Solo, verso la fine fine l’ho trovato un po’ ripetitivo nei pensieri e discorsi riguardo il futuro della protagonista ma, mi sono un po’ commossa lo stesso? Si.
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nedge's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

megyeager's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I only give this book a 4.75 because I only give 5 stars to books I want to buy for my shelf and this isn't my typical genre. I read this book as a part of a class on social justice in children's and youth literature. I don't typically read YA or realistic fiction, so this was a push for me, but I did love the book. I thought the romance was very well done and I liked Effie's character. I will definitely recommend this one to students who like realistic fiction.

les_reads_too_much's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

froghag's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

gwynethburns21's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.5

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Minor: Medical content

jazin95's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I vibed with this book a lot. While I have very different mobility needs, I know the pain of needing to think about accessibility more than the non-disabled people. I am used to being the only one thinking of these things, so as I read this book, I related hard to the MC. 

While I'm not in the target age demographic, I enjoyed the writing, character development and narrative. For a debut novel, Claire Forrest did so well. I'm excited to read more of her books. 

annineamundsen's review against another edition

5.0

This is such an important book, and it was really really good! About (lack of) accessibility, discrimination, ableism, and about standing up for yourself and your rights.

So many things abled people don't think about regarding accessibility and accomodation, and I think this does a very good job of showing the many accessibility issues (and considerations) that wheelchair users meet every day.

And the audiobook is read by an actress in a wheelchair too, which I love.

CW: ableism, discrimination

shullin3's review against another edition

4.0

4.5