Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall

3 reviews

imstephtacular's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

abbie_'s review

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

Coincidentally the second book I’ve read this year by a gay man with cerebral palsy, but I didn’t gel with this memoir as much as I did Just By Looking at Him. A few of my issues were the same - Mitchell is cis and white, middle class and sometimes a little unaware / blasé about his privilege. Some of his quips, mostly in the past, missed the mark in terms of internalised ableism re his sister’s neurodivergence (wanting to find out what’s ‘wrong’ with her) as well as a rape ‘quip’ that was just… no. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Ableism, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

amobrien's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

Leg is a fantastic memoir on sexuality, disability, and family. For a book filled with heartbreak and loss, there's so much humor and joy and love. I loved reading about Greg Marshall's life, especially when it came to his relationship with his family.

Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.

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Content Warnings

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