A review by anjh
Future Girl by Asphyxia

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

wow. this book was amazing not just conceptually but also visually, Asphyxia’s artworks are absolutely stunning and really contribute to the sensory experience of reading the book. i love that Asphyxia has thought about accessibility in this book when publishing it by including her artworks so both younger and older readers can experience it and you don’t need to fully be able to read the words to be able to understand what’s going on (for example if someone is dyslexic, it would still be enjoyable to read visually).

not only are there beautiful artworks and colours on each page but there are also informative illustrations such as an AusLan fingerspelling guide, a diagram of how to set up a mandala garden and an outline for compost!!! you can really see how thought out this story is and how much effort has gone into both the writing and the artwork. 

i just loved how much representation was given to the d/Deaf community in this book, and as a hearing person i learned so many things i didn’t know before that i will definitely use when i want to communicate more clearly. 

i debated so many times whether to give this 4.75 or 5 stars but to be honest i found the storyline a bit hard to keep up with at first being a dystopian fiction set in future Melbourne, but it became easier to grasp after a while. it’s not my favourite book ever but it is really really good and i would definitely recommend it for d/Deaf / HoH folks in particular but also for literally anyone who is looking for books with diverse characters and wanting to learn more about the d/Deaf community. 
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