6.74k reviews for:

True Biz

Sara Nović

4.2 AVERAGE

lucia2000's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jnoyes1970's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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: No

sahanasri's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This was a read for my work book club (that i picked hehe) and really enjoyed!
I’ve learned some ASL and had some exposure to Deaf culture in the past, but this book really gave me much more insight and understanding into the struggles Deaf communities face now. I loved the school setting and characters, as well as the pacing with worksheets from the Deaf culture class between POVs. My one major flaw with this book was how abruptly it ends! The characters’ struggles and the overall plot just feels completely unresolved. I still think I’d read this again or recommend it to others, but I think it was such a shame to leave off there. I don’t think the author intends on writing a sequel (because so many of these issues facing the Deaf community are unresolved as well) but I would love to read one if she ever does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse

nsteffel's review against another edition

4.75

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

my_aa222's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-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: Complicated

saraleer's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

billy_ray's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wanted to love this book and found it really interesting and informative, but I didn’t feel like we got to know any of the characters particularly well and I was never really sure where things were going.

mgncca00's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5 rounded up.

jessica_lovespurple's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

spurlunk's review against another edition

4.0

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I really like Sara Novic's writing but the ending was lacking a bit for me. Otherwise loved this though.