Reviews

Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

cruzsuzanne's review

5.0

"We are sitting in the audience, still. Silence, like the bullet that's missed us, spins—"

tarareads517's review

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Such an impactful little read! I loved that it was #OwnVoices!

schnurln's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Favorites:
- "While the Child Sleeps, Sonya Undresses"
- "To Live"

physicalmediamp3's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A beautiful work of poems. Words are hard to describe this work, so maybe it’s best you just read it for yourself. 

farlycreates's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

5.0

phinepupc's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

lilly71490's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

theeuphoriczat's review

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I was very impressed by this book. A very worthy read. Might have shed a tear

hannah_rachel's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

1234leah's review

5.0

(forgive us)