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mitchell_1's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, and Racism
juicygreenmom's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
juliaem's review
dark
emotional
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hopeful
informative
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medium-paced
5.0
Can't say enough good things about this book. The subtitle is exactly correct. Beautiful, funny, and wise. I also really enjoyed the format and the disability justice history. Bonus: I got some recommendations of queer disabled sci fi that are now on my "to read" list (already started and enjoying The Marrow Thieves).
amu_pdf's review against another edition
3.0
This was an informative read about disability and multiple intersections (such as race and sexuality) and how it affects the lives of the people who are disabled. It talks about the current status of who disabled people live, the activists fighting for change, and how they hope for a better future. It shines a light on the ways being disabled affects people that you might not think of if you are able-bodied. It also talks about the many different types of disabilities and how being disabled is not one size fit all.
han_reardonsmith's review
5.0
Between reading-listening to Care Work and this vital new text, my own deepening of understanding of my place in Mad, neurodivergent, chronically ill, disabled queer-trans existence, community, and the importance of DJ to my life has significantly deepened. I will forever be grateful to Piepzna-Samarasinha for articulating many of the things crips in many places have struggled to put words to, with a powerful root of both joy and pain. Absolutely required reading-listening for everyone, and for new and old crips this is next level needed, it’s like a weighted blanket for the very soul.