Linett's articulation of literature as a site of bioethical exploration offers new and essential inroads for conversations on disability. Moving past the 'thought experiment,' Linett positions literature as an alternative kind of thought laboratory, one far more interested in whose lives are valued when we think bioethically - Alison Kafer, author of Feminist, Queer, Crip The book's writing is lucid, the structure is well organized, the research is meticulously conducted, and the main claims are masterfully argued. Literary Bioethics will be useful for those working in the fields of disability studies, literary studies, sociology, animal studies, age studies, and bioethics. It will be especially helpful for those trying to think through thorny questions having to do with justice for both disabled people and animals. (Disability Studies Quarterly) Ranging widely across the long twentieth century and skillfully weaving together disparate (and sometimes adversarial) disciplinary and critical perspectives, Literary Bioethics promises to persuade a broad array of readers of the distinctive value of literary ways of knowing as we strive toward justice for sentient lives. (Journal of Modern Literature)
