I picked this up at the recommendation of @theliteraryheroine who is a disability advocate raising awareness, starting important conversations, and explaining her own experiences with being ignored by health care professionals, universities, and other large-scale institutions.
What I love about this collection of essays is that is intersectional and brings greater awareness to issues that many able-bodied people take for granted every day. I highly recommend this book to all readers who want to be better humans and have greater understanding and empathy for experiences unlike their own (or similar to their own).
“Art is supposed to make you feel something, and I began to realize my appearance was my art. My body, my face, my scars told a story—my story. But I guess that’s how life works sometimes—noticing beauty only in retrospect and poetry, in silence.”
I think sometimes people try to help by sacrificing listening, and this collection is a great exercise in listening–in not immediately saying topically positive lines or shying away from hard topics. So, read this! 💛
Read It Like Rory 