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Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall
9 reviews
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
sglance9's review
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction and Ableism
ruthie_the_librarian's review against another edition
2.0
I much preferred the parts about his family, even if I was somewhat incredulous reading some events. Did his parents really gaslight him for all those many, many years about what was wrong with his leg? Also, if he was so clever (going to a good Uni etc.) how did he never look up what was going on with his body? I felt like his mum was both terrifying and amazing, and it would be interesting to have her take on what she did as a parent.
You can definitely feel that the book has come from individual essays - there's sometimes repetition, the timeline is off, and the whole book didn't quite hang together for me. But there were some very moving moments (his dad...) and some very funny moments.
In a few places, I felt there was a lack of acknowledgement of the immense privilege he'd had. I know that sounds weird because he'd grown up with a disability, and he's gay, and one parent died from ALS and the other has had cancer for forever...but still, there was a lot of money floating around, a lot of experiences in his life that he just seemed to take for granted, but not much self awareness around that.
So, a mixed bag with this...lots of it I found very easy to read, and some of it was almost impossible to get through, but it did move me. I was glad he was happy at the end.
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, and Sexual content
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
quinnjuliac's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
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