Would recommend for anyone looking for more stories about and by disabled people, lovers of dark humor, and memoirs in essay or journal entry form.

I did listen to the audiobook (the library had it readily available) and Art Malik’s narration was absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend both the physical and the audio versions of this memoir.

Society is not built with this reality in mind, so memoirs like these are incredible reminders that we should all be pushing for accessibility and a disability inclusive culture.

Because Kureishi became paralysed from a fall the book also serves as a great reminder that we are all temporarily abled. An accident can happen to anyone, and if you are lucky enough to live long enough you will need some sort of accommodations.

Kureishi makes incredible commentary on ableism, racism, and politics and how all of the above affect each other.
I’ve been living with disabilities for most of my life and found this point of view from someone who has to grapple with it suddenly at the age of 68 extremely valuable.

Beginning from the fall that leaves him paralysed, Shattered includes diary entries from his time hospitalized in Rome. Shattered is an impactful work from someone who has to grapple with a sudden and unexpected disability.

These are absolutely gorgeous!

Have you read any of these? Did you love them or were they not for you?

My only regret from The Daevabad Trilogy is that I will never be able to read it for the first time ever again. It was glorious!

I love everything that I've read by Baldwin so far. The Amen Corner took me by surprise. I don't usually like to read plays but it was incredible from start to finish. The Fire Next Time was life changing. It put into words feelings I've always had & couldn't express on my own

Pachinko has been on my shelf for years and I'm so happy I finally got to it. I finished it weeks ago and am still crying over it.

I’d love to know how your first quarter went. Did you set any goals and are making good progress? What are your favorite books so far?

Since this is the end of Q1, I might as well share how I’m doing with my yearly goals.
#1 - Read 100 audio hours ✅
#2 - Read 20,000 pages ❌
#3 - Keep NetGalley ratio high ✅
#4 - Read 40 owned books ❌
#5 - Read more non fiction ❌
#7 - Read book mail soon after arriving ❌
#8 - Write more reviews ❌

I’m still trying to read physical and audio everyday but haven’t hit 100 percent for both yet. Out of the 31 days in March I read audio for 27 days (87%) and physical for 30 days (97%). Almost there!

I received 6 ARCs in March and I still have to read all of them. I’ve been better at requesting less because I’m trying to read what I have already, but I ruined my goal with a visit to the @sagapressbooks.bsky.social office 😅

I’m still using audiobooks from the library or Libro.FM to help me get through the physical copies faster and aid with retention. The library saved me $20.98 in March! I did purchase 3 books, but it only cost me $7.68!