08 - A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid

[Heather L]

I was aiming for a “holiday” book this weekend when I settled on the novella I'll Be Home for Christmas by Nancy Radke. Alas, while it mentioned Christmas, it doesn’t actually take place over the holiday. However, it does work for “mobility aid,” as the hero has a prosthetic leg, so ended up not being a complete waste.

[Katy]

I see that Treasure Island is on the Listopia list and I have that book, but is it because Long John Silver has a peg leg? Is he a protagonist? I thought he was the bad guy?

[Heather L]

Katy wrote: "I see that Treasure Island is on the Listopia list and I have that book, but is it because Long John Silver has a peg leg? Is he a protagonist? I thought he was the bad guy?"

Protagonist (noun): the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

It doesn’t have to be the main character or the hero, it can be one of the main characters, even if that character is a villain.

[Katy]

Heather L wrote: "Katy wrote: "I see that Treasure Island is on the Listopia list and I have that book, but is it because Long John Silver has a peg leg? Is he a protagonist? I thought he was the bad guy?"

Protagon..."

OK. Thanks. I thought he would be an antagonist, but if there's a definition that will allow me a book I already own, I'll use it:)

[Mandy]

A new manga has been published that would fit this catagory.
Run on Your New Legs, Vol. 1

[t ♡]

I did Before and After

[Jessica]

I am planning on reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

[Drakeryn]

The main character of Iron Widow uses a wheelchair for most of the book. It's also Chinese-inspired fantasy/sci-fi and would fit the ownvoices SFF prompt.

[Lilith]

The inimitable Eight Kinky Nights just keeps racking up the prompts!
One of the 2 MCs uses a cane. I felt every ounce of her pain and her joy!

[Jennifer]

Thank you for this suggestion, I just found that the audiobook is narrated by my favorite narrator, January LaVoy.

cat herine wrote: "The Girl in Red - the MC has a prosthetic leg. It's a red riding hood retelling (post-apocalyptic, zombies) that I really enjoyed."

[Jennifer]

Someone answered that the MC has a prosthetic leg.

Aleksandra wrote: "Can someone who has read The Girl in Red tell me if it works for this prompt? I've seen it on the Listopia but I'd just like to double check it actually fits."

[JessicaMHR]

Ron wrote: "Maybe I'm reaching here a bit but would Darth Vader be considered to have a mobility aid?

Depending on your point of view, he is either a protagonist or an antagonist so I think he works either w..."

Haha...WOW! Love how your mind worked on that one.

Wouldn't he not even be alive without the suit? I'm a little sketchy on that since I haven't worked my way thru all the movies yet (I think I'm on the 4th or 5th one... the one just after he becomes Vader).

[JessicaMHR]

No one mentioned Xavier from X-Men, if your into comics/graphic novels.

I also wanted to point out that for a some people a dog can be a mobility aid (and not just visually impaired people).

[Ron]

Jessica wrote: Haha...WOW! Love how your mind worked on that one.

Wouldn't he not even be alive without the suit? I'm a little sketchy on that since I haven't worked my way thru all the movies yet (I think I'm on the 4th or 5th one... the one just after he becomes Vader).

Thanks. Darth Vader seemed like an easy choice for me. And you're right, he wouldn't be alive without the suit. With all of the burns he sustained he would have easily died but the suit worked in his favor.

[LeahS]

I read The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. One of the main characters, Helen, has a degenerative disease and uses a cane. There are also two characters who use writing to act in a way otherwise not possible because of disability/gender, so I see this as enabling them to be mobile in society.

I loved this book; it was such an interesting and involving read, and the history it depicts was completely new to me.

It would fit the historical novel prompt, and would be very good for the ATY prompts, book with handwriting on the cover and book with a Jewish character/author.

[Nike]

I can recommend two different kind of books for this prompt.

A classic: Gertrud by Hermann Hesse. The main character is using a cane.

A crime novel: Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
A main character is using a rollator. Not from the beginning of the book but you will notice as you read on.

[Judith]

The Thursday Murder Club has been on my TBR for ages. As it takes place in a retirement home I´m guessing some of the characters are using mobility aids? Can anyone tell me if it fits the prompt?

[Nike]

Judith wrote: "The Thursday Murder Club has been on my TBR for ages. As it takes place in a retirement home I´m guessing some of the characters are using mobility aids? Can anyone tell me if it fi..."

I'm reading it now and I have almost finished. But no, the characters are old but healthy and energetic and none of them are using any mobility aid.

[Rachel]

Does anyone know if Get a Life, Chloe Brown would work for this prompt? Someone mentioned she had a disability but not sure if she uses an aid. Thanks!

[Nadine in NY]

Rachel wrote: "Does anyone know if Get a Life, Chloe Brown would work for this prompt? Someone mentioned she had a disability but not sure if she uses an aid. Thanks!"


It's been a while since I read it and I'm not sure! She has chronic pain from fibromyalgia, and I remember her making a big deal about her couch and pillows, but I don't remember a cane.

[Rosie]

Does anyone know if the Sherlock Holmes novels by Arthur Conan Doyle would work? Usually Victorian gentleman would use walking sticks and in nearly every movie/tv adaptation at least Dr Watson needs one. But I couldn't find anything about this mentioned in the books. Can anybody help?

[LeahS]

Mortimer in The Hound of the Baskervilles uses a walking stick. I think it is to help him walk over the moors rather than because of injury, but it is still a mobility aid.

[Rachel]

Among Others is a YA fantasy by Welsh author Jo Walton with a MC who uses a stick to walk and is a sci-fi book buff. ⭐⭐⭐ Here is my review



The Witch Doctor's Wife by Democratic Republic of Congo born Tamar Myers features the witch doctor's first wife Cripple.


Me Before You by Jojo Moyes has a male romantic love interest who is wheelchair bound.

[Kelly]

If you're looking for a non-fiction book try Being Heumann by Judith Heumann It's a memoir about her fight for disability rights. It was very inspiring.

[Sherri]

I read Red Scare: A Graphic Novel

[Britany]

Finished Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kaia]

I read Noor by Nnedi Okorafor for this prompt.

[Anshita]

I'm listening to Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally written by Emily Ladau, a disability rights activist.

[Jamie]

I read Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman for this one. The main character uses a crutch to get around.

[Heather L]

Jamie wrote: "I read Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman for this one. The main character uses a crutch to get around."

Excellent choice!

[JoJo]

Heather L wrote: "Just remembered I have Me Before You by Jojo Moyes in Mount TBR."

I love that book!

[JoJo]

I read Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper.