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A review by lermonysnickers
Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by Marieke Nijkamp
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really don't know how to rate anthologies because while some stories slapped, others felt unfinished or I just didn't get what the point of them was. If I'm being honest, I would've liked a little more wheelchair rep, particularly for ambulatory wheelchair users. So yeah, I don't really know how to feel about the book as a whole. A lot of the individual stories were great, particularly the ones towards the end. The first half was much harder to get through.
Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize that it really is a big issue for an anthology trying to represent as many disabled experiences as possible to completely overlook ambulatory wheelchair users. Maybe since this is #ownvoices, there just wasn't an author available at the time to write on that, but the ableism that ambulatory wheelchair users (and those with dynamic disabilities) experience is unique and must be included in genuine advocacy for the disabled community as a whole.
Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize that it really is a big issue for an anthology trying to represent as many disabled experiences as possible to completely overlook ambulatory wheelchair users. Maybe since this is #ownvoices, there just wasn't an author available at the time to write on that, but the ableism that ambulatory wheelchair users (and those with dynamic disabilities) experience is unique and must be included in genuine advocacy for the disabled community as a whole.