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Jarom Solar Norris (177 KP) rated Me Before You (2016) in Movies

Jul 19, 2019  
Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You (2016)
2016 | Drama
5
8.2 (31 Ratings)
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Rich boy can't stand living with disability. (0 more)
Contains spoilers, click to show
  
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Kaz (232 KP) rated A Quiet Place (2018) in Movies

May 14, 2019 (Updated May 14, 2019)  
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
2018 | Drama, Horror, Thriller
8
8.0 (146 Ratings)
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Great Acting, A lot of Suspense, great representation of impairment/disability (0 more)
I can't really think of any bad, maybe the film ended slightly abruptly. (0 more)
  
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Audey (6 KP) rated Me Before You (2016) in Movies

May 18, 2017  
Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You (2016)
2016 | Drama
9
8.2 (31 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
So good!
As someone with a disability, I found no fault with this movie. It' sad and heart breaking. but it touched on some of the thoughts myself have had. Great performances and great for catharsis.
  
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TheDefunctDiva (304 KP) created a post

Dec 27, 2020  
I am chronically ill and managing my son’s disability. Though I have had time to sit and watch movies lately, I haven’t had time to write reviews. Must rectify this grave injustice in the New Year. Happy Holidays to all of you!
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Speak (Witches & Warlocks, #1) in Books

Dec 3, 2018  
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Speak (Witches & Warlocks, #1)
R.M. Webb | 2015
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The description was way more exciting than the actual book. A book filled with self-deprecation, exposition that leads down rabbit holes, and whiny. Where the main character thinks that being wierd is tantamount to having a disability. Maybe this book will find someone who enjoys it; however that someone isn't me.
  
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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated 100 Days of Sunlight in Books

Jul 5, 2019  
100 Days of Sunlight
100 Days of Sunlight
Abbie Emmons | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Contains spoilers, click to show
Imagine your a 16 year old girls who has just lost her sight. Who has be plunged into darkness in more way than one. This is what happens to Tessa in this story. Tessa is struggling to comes to terms with her disability when Weston comes along. He has a disability of his own, but Tessa can't see that, and he uses his experience to bring her out of the darkness and teaches her there is more than one way to see.

This is a story of growth, a story where two people save each other from their own barriers.

If you like A Fault in Their Stars or Everything, Everything you are going to love this! It is grasping from the outset. Each chapter lures you in more. You get tangled within the relationship. You get heartbroken from hearing the thoughts of Weston about his disability. And you feel joy when Tessa sees past it all!

I thoroughly enjoyed this read....and will definitely be reading it again soon. It is written so it's easy to read and the storyline is simple, slightly predictable but one that keeps you reading and engaged.
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Pure Gold Baby in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Pure Gold Baby
The Pure Gold Baby
Margaret Drabble | 2013
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Anna's hidden disability made her mother Jess only want to protect and care for her all the more; especially since she has such a sweet nature - in fact, she is a "Pure Gold Baby". But would caring for Anna be enough for Jess? You can read my revised review of this novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/11/15/the-anthropology-of-motherhood/
  
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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated White Dolphin in Books

May 10, 2021  
White Dolphin
White Dolphin
Gill Lewis | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I decided to read this book when I saw a confirmation from the author posted on Facebook, confirming that one of the characters shared my disability, Hemiplegia. My disability is often overlooked in representation as people mainly go for deaf, blind, wheelchair user or someone with down syndrome. So I was intrigued to find out how well Gill Lewis had done it.

First thing I will say, in the book she doesn't make the particular disability, just referring to Cerebral Palsey, an umbrella term which covers a number of physical disabilities. Though it would have been nice to see the name dropped, I can understand why this is. The book is aimed at an audience aged around 11, and throwing up technical terms and explainations might be too much. Most children through osmosis know what Cerebral Palsey is, and if they don't, they've learned something. Plus, with the confirmation from the author, be and the knowledge of what Hemiplegia looks like it was obvious from the start that this is what it was meant to be.

But a novel is more than just a one aspect of a character, and so how did the story fair. At first I worried it might turn out to be a Free Willy rip off. But without going into detail, while there are elements of that in here it is just one part of the whole. There was a lot going on, ans not only were we seeing it act out through the eyes of a girl dealing with real issues, Kara felt incredibly real to me. I was surprised how psychologically deep Lewis was able to make her characters, and this kept me reading on. Never once did I feel Felix (the disabled character that had attracted me to the book in the first place) as a one dimensional character. More often than not fictional disabled people are flanderised so that their disability is their personality. This was not Felix. Sure, he had his frustrations with life due to his disability, but that was just a part of his personality. Nor was his narrative solely that of overcoming his disability. A chapter before Felix becomes joint hero with Kara, we have a scene where he's struggling to walk up a flight of outside steps because the rail stops short (something I personally have experienced too many times!) Emphasising and reminding the reader that while he is able to excel in one area, life can still be a frustration elsewhere.

I'm really glad I picked this book up. And will definitely be encouring my Goddaughters to read it - especially as they are currently the demographic this book is aimed at.
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Kaz (232 KP) rated The Girl In Between in Books

Nov 5, 2019  
The Girl In Between
The Girl In Between
Laekan Zea Kemp | 2014 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great, characters, imaginative mix of Fantasy and issues connected with Disability (0 more)
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‘The Girl In Between’ was the first book I read for the ‘Disability Read-a-Thon’ in October and, because this was a free download, I didn’t have high expectations for this book at all. However, I was very pleasantly surprised.

This book’s main character Bryn has a sleeping syndrome, which means that she can suddenly sleep for weeks and months on end. This didn’t mean however, that she a poor defenseless girl, in fact she was the opposite. She was funny, sarcastic and a fully rounded teenager and I thought she was relatable and likeable.

This book wasn’t just about Disability but the book does cover some of the issues that, even though I don’t have the same condition as Bryn, I could relate to, when I was growing up. However, it was also a complex mix of real life, fantasy and Bryn’s condition, which was seamlessly and imaginatively, incorporated into the story.

There were a couple of times when I thought that this book would develop into a slushy teen romance, but thankfully, this just managed not to turn into this and any kind of romance was maturely and sensitively handled.

I found the pace of this to be excellent. In no part of the book did I feel the story dragged and I really wanted to know what would happen to the characters.

I think that the ending was really good and it resolved enough to feel satisfied at the end, but it left enough for me to want to read the rest of the series.

I will definitely be reading the rest of this series at some point. I would recommend reading this book, whether you want to read something with a strong main character who has a Disability, or you enjoy a good Fantasy read.

My Rating ****
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Hush (2016) in Movies

Sep 4, 2019  
Hush (2016)
Hush (2016)
2016 | Horror, Thriller
7
7.9 (28 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Great tension builder (0 more)
Flawed in places (0 more)
Silent suspense
Maddie (Kate Siegel) is a deaf writer, living a “quiet” life in the woods, secluded and alone, trying to heal after the breakdown of her last relationship.

Queue the bad guy played by John Gallagher Jr... and what follows is an 82 minute, interesting game of cat and mouse.

 It’s a fresh take on the standard home invasion/slasher movie genre with the added element of her disability. Expect some great scenes, good acting from the small cast involved and no complicated storyline.

Try to overlook the inconsistencies, the plot holes and occasional predictability.
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