Beautiful People by Melissa Blake — A Book That Challenges the Way We See Beauty, Disability, and Courage
Some books find their way onto our reading lists because of a recommendation. Others make us pause, reflect, and question the way we look at the world. Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability by Melissa Blake feels like the kind of book that can do both. My introduction to this book began while scrolling through Instagram. I follow @arvindvijaymohan , an account that often shares inspiring stories, and recently came across his post about Melissa Blake. Her story caught my attention—not simply because of the challenges she has faced, but because of the way she responded to cruelty, online trolling, and society's narrow ideas of beauty. What began as an Instagram discovery led me to a book that deserves a place on our reading lists. And sometimes, that is the beauty of social media: beyond the noise, trends, ...