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59/100Critics
77/100Scholars
Author:
Amanda Leduc
Publisher:
Coach House Books
Date:
March 3, 2020
A critic examines classic fairy tales and their underlying ableism while offering new ways to celebrate the beauty and value of all bodies.
What The Reviewers Say
A brilliant young critic.
Disfigured is a fascinating exploration of how disabilities are treated within fairy tales and of how those treatments help to shape social attitudes and perceptions. Part literary examination, part cultural critique, and part memoir, Disfigured is exceptional.
This meticulously researched book finds its greatest strength in Leduc’s own generous account of being a disabled person (Leduc prefers to use identity-first language) in a world propped up by fairy-tale thinking.
... a remarkable exploration into the ways disability has been portrayed in fairy tales and, consequently, how those portrayals have shaped society’s treatment of the disabled.
