Read with JD's Reviews > Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It

I am honored to be the first review of this book on Goodreads! LEG is so special. My viewpoint of the material comes from the point of view of a queer male of color, and I am so glad I had the opportunity to review this book. Not only did the cover catch my eye, but the burb about the book made me think that this would be essential reading for me. I call myself a "memoir whore," and I am so happy to add LEG to my collection of amazing memoirs. I have read queer memoirs. I have read memoirs written by disabled authors, but I have not read anything quite like LEG.

I grew up in Las Vegas. Greg grew up in Utah. I used to visit my family in South Jordan and later Riverton, UT growing up, and I was able to understand and picture so many references to the state. Greg and the people that fill his stories are so vibrant. As a person who has taught adults with intellectual disabilities for most of my adult life and have worked professionally in theatre and dance, I loved reading about his sister, Moe. I also found it really interesting how his mother and family as a whole decided to deal with disabilities and the choice to be diagnosed with something or not.

I am fascinated by his mother, Frankie, and I loved that the heart and strength of the book is Greg's relationship and connection to his father, who had ALS.

As a queer person around the same age as Greg, I loved learning about someone who grew up not very far from me and had both a similar and completely different way of coming of age. Many of these stories in this book were previously published, and they come together seamlessly in this book.

LEG is so much more about Greg's leg. Obviously it was referenced in every chapter, but so many people are going to be able to connect to Greg and be able to insert their own struggles in place of his, and in doing that, it can become something that we all can benefit from.

In the end, LEG is really about the things we do for each other, and the things we do for ourselves in order to have connection with those we love and connection with ourselves.

I can't wait to purchase a physical copy when it comes out next year.

Also.....Dark Temptation Axe was the only kind I ever liked. :)

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Thank you to Net Galley, Abrams and Greg Marshall for access to this publication in exchange for an honest review.