Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

27 reviews

sarah_speaks's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Abortion, Medical trauma, Ableism, Child abuse, Racism, Classism, and Infertility

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Cancer

bendercath's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Really moving and beautiful telling of a horrific part of American history. Particularly in present-day America, this story of Black women’s reproductive rights is strikingly powerful. The voices of the characters are vivid and strong, so real. Thank you to this author for her work on this impactful and important book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism and Abortion

kitta's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Racism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Abortion, and Medical content

mal_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Racism, Ableism, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood

aude's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infertility, Abortion, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident and Cancer

khaben31's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Mental illness, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Cancer

midnightverde's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is a beautifully written story about horrors from the past. It broke my heart thinking about all the real people who were abused by the system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Cancer, Racism, Grief, and Ableism

Minor: Death of parent and Slavery

ola_aleece's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Pregnancy, Racism, and Abortion

Minor: Rape

bowbeforeloki's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was emotionally driven , heartbreaking and wonderfully written. It speaks of the reality of what women of color experienced during this time span and captures 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Ableism, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Hate crime, Rape, Colonisation, and Sexism

arisol's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

A deeply troubling, but vital novel, connecting a long history of system abuses to what we continue to see today. The character development and relationship-building is moving and carries an important weight to the plot. Highly recommend, will read other books by this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Sexism, Abortion, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Ableism, and Infertility

Minor: Cancer