Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

True Biz by Sara Nović

3 reviews

pandact's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

I haven't watched Euphoria, so I'll compare this book to Elsa Sjunnesson's memoir Being Seen. It has hard-hitting personal stories and essays, and you'll love the characters and their signing even in the audiobook version! The crash course even includes some DeafBlindness as it speeds through the checklist of banned books, so you'll definitely learn something from this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

fiddle_leaf_ferg's review

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, and Genocide

Minor: Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

thehmkane's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

Nigh perfect. Absolutely fascinating audiobook, too - the author recorded the sounds the signs make, and the sound plays as the dialog is read, to indicate a character is signing. I'm definitely going to need to check out a print copy, too.

I picked this up at the recommendation of Deaf, deaf, and hearing friends, but the Deaf endorsement meant the most to me. I'm pretty savvy to a lot of the history, but I learned a lot from this book. I appreciated the diversity within the school, and the diversity of perspectives presented. It didn't shy away from depicting difficult situations and complex dynamics.

An important contribution to the canon. Now can we get more Deaf books?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Ableism, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug use, Bullying, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Homophobia, Classism, Racism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Violence, Hate crime, and Genocide

Minor: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Forced institutionalization