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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
slow-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:
Yes
emotional
informative
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I adored this book. 4.5/5.
The only factors that gave me pause were: 1. the strong YA feel 2. the abruptness of the ending 3. the sometimes-clumsy weaving of the book's preachiness into the plot (and that's even taking into account the fact that I AGREED with what the author was "preaching")
The only factors that gave me pause were: 1. the strong YA feel 2. the abruptness of the ending 3. the sometimes-clumsy weaving of the book's preachiness into the plot (and that's even taking into account the fact that I AGREED with what the author was "preaching")
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
informative
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
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:
Yes
challenging
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:
Yes
i loved that sign language and deaf culture history was incorporated in short little excerpts between the chapters. it was really interesting to see how the author was able to include that and still feel so authentic. i really enjoyed that we got multiple perspectives, it added a lot of depth to the story. everyone's experiences were so different, and that really helped to not make deaf individuals not come off as a single experience (as many people can mistake).
i loved that the author stressed the impacts of implants as well. i think people often act like deafness is something that needs to be cured and if people could hear then it would solve everything. charlie clearly showed that was not the case. her mom absolutely pissed me off (as intended), but sadly, her character is very realistic.
the only thing that i didn't care for too much, was the big hype about them running away. it was mentioned briefly in the beginning and then not mentioned again till the end. it just felt a bit unnecessary and i think the book would have stood strong enough without that. or it could have been flushed out a bit more to make it more worthwhile.