sylas's Reviews > Frozen

** spoiler alert ** WHOA. WHOA!!! i have no idea how i feel about this book. okay, that's only kind of true. i have SO MANY feelings about this book. first of all - is this book EXTREMELY ableist, or extremely radical in its discussion of disability? I CAN'T TELL! i think that the future of auden's character will elucidate this more. okay, i can't write in paragraphs anymore. here are some feelings-related bullet points:
1. lia's whole body is a prosthetic! whoa. and the way that people relate to her about it is such a well-crafted commentary on disability in dominant culture.
2. this book offers a really complex conversation about issues/ideas of quality of life and capacity.
3. lia has so much internalized ableism that is discussed in really interesting ways. her personal growth over the course of the novel is also powerful and... complicated.
4. people who were already using prosthetics and other adaptive technology were given prosthetic WHOLE-BODIES as though this was an upgrade.
WILL OTHER PEOPLE PLEASE READ THIS BOOK AND HELP ME MAKE SENSE OF MY FEELINGS?! please and thank you.