I loved Hattrick’s insight and ideas in Ill Feelings. She gave me a lot to chew on; I’ve scribbled down notes like “the structure of medical care is based on mistrust“, and “the experience of illness and the experience of medicalisation are linked, but not the same”. I was hoping, though, for more of a case study format, which might have made the various narrative threads easier to follow. I’ll admit I embraced the skim for some dense sections of medical jargon. Ill Feelings is not an easy read, but it’s an interesting and worthwhile one for anyone interested in the intersection of gender and disability.

My full review of Ill Feelings can be found on Keeping Up With The Penguins.