Good kings bad kings

a novel

298 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2013

ISBN:
978-1-61620-263-7
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OCLC Number:
820119750

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The residents at a facility for disabled young people in Chicago build trust and make friends in an effort to fight against their living conditions and mistreatment.

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5 stars

Perhaps I am biased. This book was recommended by a disability rights activist that I'm sure knows people like those in this book. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that my friend knows Ms. Nussbaum. As a "temporarily able bodied" person, my interaction with differently abled people has been fairly limited. This book brought me into a world so different from my own. Or rather, it has expanded the view of the world I live in, to better include people that have too often been invisible to me.

Some of the violence and hardship in this book make it a rough read. It is an important read nonetheless. The story is complicated and compelling and the story telling is masterful. I highly recommended it.

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Subjects

  • Incest victims
  • Children with disabilities
  • Mental illness
  • Employees
  • Institutional care
  • Fiction