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A review by theamyleblanc
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
5.0
I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this book! It should be required reading in school. It's sweet and youthful but grounded in an unfortunate reality -- Anna does a wonderful job of balancing the two. I love learning about other cultures so reading a story centered around Deaf and hard of hearing characters was delightful.
All the characters were beautifully done, even Mackenzie who made me cringe so hard. I appreciate that she learned from her mistakes but too often people like her don't. Each character was whole and real and human -- none of them felt two dimensional or like a caricature.
Lilah's search to define her identity is one almost everyone can understand and empathize with. But members of marginalized communities will further empathize with the idea of being "enough". Am I deaf enough, dark enough, queer enough? It's an important conversation to see fictional characters having because it helps us do the same in real life.
I cannot wait to see what else Anna writes!
I loved this book! It should be required reading in school. It's sweet and youthful but grounded in an unfortunate reality -- Anna does a wonderful job of balancing the two. I love learning about other cultures so reading a story centered around Deaf and hard of hearing characters was delightful.
All the characters were beautifully done, even Mackenzie who made me cringe so hard. I appreciate that she learned from her mistakes but too often people like her don't. Each character was whole and real and human -- none of them felt two dimensional or like a caricature.
Lilah's search to define her identity is one almost everyone can understand and empathize with. But members of marginalized communities will further empathize with the idea of being "enough". Am I deaf enough, dark enough, queer enough? It's an important conversation to see fictional characters having because it helps us do the same in real life.
I cannot wait to see what else Anna writes!