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A review by jazmin
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
4.0
this was such a great read, and also such an important one! if you’re looking for a book with a deaf MC, check this book out!
first of all, i loved lilah. while i can’t relate to her not feeling like she belongs in either the death or hearing worlds, i can relate to that sentiment in general, and it was great seeing her start to figure out where she belongs while also highlighting the ways in which the world unfortunately doesn’t do enough to support deaf and hard of hearing people. in gender studies class we often discuss how according to social construct theories, disability is caused by society not providing the supports necessary to create ability, and that was really clear in this book, with the lack of resources and education of the police, some of the parents, etc.
i also really liked how the author portrayed lilah’s deafness using missing words when she couldn’t hear something because it really communicated lilah’s frustration and helped the reader understand to a certain degree, what she was feeling.
the first love aspect of this book was also very cute! and i loved all of the friendships between lilah and the other counsellors as well as some of the little campers!
my carrd ❦
first of all, i loved lilah. while i can’t relate to her not feeling like she belongs in either the death or hearing worlds, i can relate to that sentiment in general, and it was great seeing her start to figure out where she belongs while also highlighting the ways in which the world unfortunately doesn’t do enough to support deaf and hard of hearing people. in gender studies class we often discuss how according to social construct theories, disability is caused by society not providing the supports necessary to create ability, and that was really clear in this book, with the lack of resources and education of the police, some of the parents, etc.
i also really liked how the author portrayed lilah’s deafness using missing words when she couldn’t hear something because it really communicated lilah’s frustration and helped the reader understand to a certain degree, what she was feeling.
the first love aspect of this book was also very cute! and i loved all of the friendships between lilah and the other counsellors as well as some of the little campers!
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
my carrd ❦