The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

2014 • 423 pages

Ratings793

Average rating4.1

15

So... this is “hopepunk”. I like it.

I am not quite sure about the bit about the cure... He seemed to be OK with the results, but it was still not OK. This kind of justifies violations of bodily autonomy with the “they'll thank you later” explanation.

I like the love stories. Very warm, soft, lovely. All of them. Yes, I cried. Of course I cried.

Also... I read a review where the reviewer talked about the attitudes about disabilities. I have Aspergers (or, I am autistic, as it's properly said nowadays) and I wouldn't want a cure for it. Now, I cannot see being blind or deaf as anything that people wouldn't want to “cure”, but I am not blind or deaf, so I wouldn't. To me, an able-bodied person, a future without disabilities sounds like a great thing, but... it would mean a future without autism, ADHD, and other things like that. My husband has ADHD and that is one of the reasons why I love him. I wouldn't want him “cured”.
I have to say I don't quite understand this, but, well... I'm going to listen to disabled people and take their word on it. I'm probably ableist without being aware of it, because of my privilege.

March 3, 2023