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A review by kazuchuu
A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
3.0
here's the thing about this book: the characters? great. the representation? really good. the plot? ...not much can be said about that, mainly because there isn't really a plot to begin with?
this book mostly focuses on steffi's life in general, the daily struggles she goes through, and while these are portrayed really well, this book got boring half-way through. it was really intriguing at the start, until it wasn't - i kept waiting for something to happen, but it didn't...not until the very end, where we finally get some action, but by then i'd already been waiting to get this book over with.
but even though i'm not a fan of the plot itself, i still do encourage you to pick up this book, especially if you want to learn about what it's like to be a selective mute, and what it's like to navigate the world as a deaf person. steffi's and rhys' struggles and how they overcome them together are represented really well and respectfully, and other people have said the same as well. i especially like how the book emphasised that it's not that they can't communicate; they just communicate differently. talking is a big part of our lives, but it surely isn't the only way to convey your feelings.
all in all, i like the premise and the characters of this book. the plot is lacking, but the great messages this book has to deliver more or less make up for that.
this book mostly focuses on steffi's life in general, the daily struggles she goes through, and while these are portrayed really well, this book got boring half-way through. it was really intriguing at the start, until it wasn't - i kept waiting for something to happen, but it didn't...not until the very end, where we finally get some action, but by then i'd already been waiting to get this book over with.
but even though i'm not a fan of the plot itself, i still do encourage you to pick up this book, especially if you want to learn about what it's like to be a selective mute, and what it's like to navigate the world as a deaf person. steffi's and rhys' struggles and how they overcome them together are represented really well and respectfully, and other people have said the same as well. i especially like how the book emphasised that it's not that they can't communicate; they just communicate differently. talking is a big part of our lives, but it surely isn't the only way to convey your feelings.
all in all, i like the premise and the characters of this book. the plot is lacking, but the great messages this book has to deliver more or less make up for that.