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graveyardpansy's review against another edition
2.5
2.5 ⭐️— this book was disappointing in an odd way — there’s a lot i enjoyed abt it, a lot of really genuinely interesting reflections on disability, death, family, and gay experiences. but there was a lot that made me uncomfortable in a someone-very-invested-in-disability-justice way.
the author uses both “bipolar” and “schizophrenic” in improper and stigmatizing ways. especially in the front half of the book, there’s a LOT of internalized ableism that doesn’t feel like it’s been entirely broken down, including some that is externalized and leads to borderline-cruel descriptions of other disabled people that made me feel bad to read.
the author uses both “bipolar” and “schizophrenic” in improper and stigmatizing ways. especially in the front half of the book, there’s a LOT of internalized ableism that doesn’t feel like it’s been entirely broken down, including some that is externalized and leads to borderline-cruel descriptions of other disabled people that made me feel bad to read.
banned_book's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Cheeky.
calamity_cal's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I liked this book, the author was funny and the writing style was engaging. He had an interesting life and family that makes a good memoir. The stories sometimes lacked a throughline though, it was a bunch of kind of related stories told vaguely chronologically, but I guess that's life.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Thought I had reviewed this already. It was funny in a David-Sedaris way, but also heartbreaking.