A review by kell_xavi
True Biz by Sara Nović

informative sad slow-paced

3.0

Trying to cover many aspects of Deaf stories in one book make it bulky, and informational rather than a cohesive storyline. Mundane  detail often slows the pace without saying much about the characters or keeping interest, it’s largely without emotional resonance to back it up. Some scenes felt like rehearsals of generic plot lines. Even where queerness and deafness show them to, in some ways, be outside the typical popular narrative, the narrative doesn’t make the culture it seeks to describe very immersive or engaging. I learned a lot of facts from this novel, which I enjoyed, but didn’t connect with the characters or events otherwise. 
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