Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare

7 reviews

isabelfaith's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Transphobia, and Ableism

Moderate: Child abuse, Body shaming, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Animal death

kateellis00's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia

devin_raquel's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book so much! This memoir opened my eyes to how inaccessible and ableist our society truly is, and how deeply ingrained those concepts are within us. Racism, sexism, ablism, homophobia, xenophobia, and classism all have roots connecting back to disability. 

Ellie Clare, a disabled, white, trans, male shares a mosaic of stories and case files detailing peoples experiences in a world that places cure above accessibility. By sharing a collection if poems, diary entries, letters, and medical journals Clare teaches the readers how disabled people view themselves and how we find acceptance in our own personal body-minds. 

The book relies heavily on natural metaphors, and because of this I feel that able-bodied readers can empathize with the author more effectively. And Clare is sure to include the experiences if physically, mentally, and emotionally disabled people; mental health and physical disability have more in common than you would think. 

Overall I truly enjoyed this book and all the thoughts it stirred up within me. I love when my way of thinking is challenged, and when I’m exposed to things I wasn’t aware of before. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Homophobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

jeremy_bearimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Ableism, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Violence, Fatphobia, Torture, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

emilycm's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

"what do we need to make peace with our visceral selves today, to let go of the fantasies, even if we hope beyond hope that our flesh and bones, organs and neurons might be different someday down the line? i ask because i don't know the answers."

this was so good, so informative, and so refreshing. i was engrossed from beginning to end. i had to read this for a class, but my professor insisted on us buying a copy (and he even offered if anyone couldn't for whatever reason get a copy on their own, he would buy them one), because it's just a book that needs to be read physically and is really important to have on your shelf.

it blew me away, inspired, rocked, and enraged me in all the right ways. a must read for anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Vomit

bildungswalton's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Torture, and Terminal illness