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Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall
9 reviews
jourdanicus's review
5.0
The core thread of this story, that Greg has cerebral palsy but didn't find out his diagnosis until adulthood, is certainly worth being the primary appeal. At one point, Greg refers to himself as a "diagnostic orphan," which really resonated with me as someone who, in an opposite way, grew up very likely on the autism spectrum but *without* a diagnosis. This book has me reflecting on the concept of labels, and whether the label itself is disabling or the experience of having a disability is what's disabling, no matter what you call it.
Greg doesn't necessarily have all the answers, and that's fine. This is still a compelling and wonderfully narrated memoir about one man, his leg, and the quirky family that raised him.
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Ableism
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
mirandaleighhhh's review
3.0
However, there were things that made me uncomfortable while listening. I could have done without (or with fewer specifics) the discovery of the back massager, and there was more penis talk than I think was necessary for his story to be told. It didn't add but rather took away from what was going on, and I didn't find these portions as humorous. I also think that he could have adjusted the way he talked about his sister's autism to be more conscientious of the time and possible readers.
At the end of the day, it's his story, and wow Greg has experienced more pain than has ever touched my personal life.
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Homophobia
thelivermorebulb's review against another edition
2.5
Overall, I feel meh. The book was funny, and I enjoyed that, but in the end I just didn't like the author all that much. I felt like he set up a lot of potentials in the beginning, promising growth and interesting stories, and that largely got glossed over.
And of course this isn't his fault, but it was just a downer for me. It was a rough read, hard to stomach at times, and I didn't come away feeling like I had gained much.
As a side note, I was appalled when he learned from his sister with her psychology degree that aspergers was an outdated and incorrect term and continued to use it, and laughed with a boyfriend about it. Seeing myself in his sister and that young boy so alike her and then seeing how he couldn't stand that they communicated differently was awful. That he felt like they needed fixing. and even when he seemed to change that stance, he really didn't.
Even at the end hes still so worried about being normal!
But overall the book was really funny, mostly easy to follow, and had a few great quotes and insights. I loved the bit about how its unfair that gay people become expected to leave their homes and families to move to more accepting areas.
Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Cancer
Moderate: Homophobia
imstephtacular's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Homophobia, Addiction, Drug use, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, Classism, Excrement, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Violence
thebookishmuggle's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death, Ableism, Terminal illness, and Homophobia
abbie_'s review
3.0
Mitchell has a large than life family who have had more than their fair share of medical misfortune. I liked the way they all had each other’s backs, through his mother’s seemingly endless chemo to his father’s surprise diagnosis with ALS. His dad especially seemed like a wonderful person and I’m glad Mitchell had such a great support system in him.
I feel like a couple of the chapters were unnecessarily stretched out (like his shady boyfriend Kevin - that should have been an online essay at most), while we completely skim over Mitchell meeting his now husband.
But I did appreciate the perspective of a physically disabled gay man, and overall it was an entertaining read.
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Ableism, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
eslsilver's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia and Vomit
judereadsalot's review against another edition
Graphic: Death of parent, Ableism, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Cancer, Outing, Medical trauma, Grief, and Death
amobrien's review
4.0
Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.
Moderate: Death of parent, Ableism, Cancer, and Chronic illness
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Addiction, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Death