![]() ![]() Can you imagine? Get-me-a-drink-of-water’, she mimicked.Īnd there was one part where they were complaining about annoying tourists and mocked them for going to cafes and saying, as I quote ‘You don’t do sushi’s? Not even hand rolls?’ I imagine no tourist in real life is that stupid and this is an awful attempt at humour.Īnyways I guess at the core of the book, it paints a very very bleak picture of someone living with disability, so much so that they have no choice but to commit suicide and the message it sends doesn’t sit well with me. ‘I think it would freak me out, if he talked through one of those voice boxes. ![]() Subsequently, they even made a jab towards people who talk through computers, as seen from the dialogue where they were talking about Will: Mind you, the job listing didn’t even mention taking care of old people, she just assumed anyone needing a carer is old and senile which is even worse. ![]() When Louisa first heard that there is a job for a caretaker, she kept emphasising her disgust at having to ‘wipe old people’s bottom’ (and she brought this up FIVE times) and the dedication in showing contempt towards a very respectable job of being a caretaker was simply childish. Would rate it a 6/10, below are my thoughts:įor a book on a disabled person, they sure trashed the disabled/weak and perpetuated certain stereotypes. ![]()
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