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Deaf American Prose, 1980–2010 by Kristen Harmon, Jennifer L. Nelson

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4.5

Deaf reader reviewing books with deaf characters. 

This anthology includes 48 (mostly fiction) stories. Some stories are POV deaf or hearing, some are excerpts from larger stories, etc. There's a real variety. Some stories have triggering content, including use of the r-slur. 

“Nympholepsy,” “Goodbye, My Valentine,” and “The Influence of the Spanish Inquisition on Colonial Europe” do not have explicitly deaf characters. 

I have no complaints about portrayals of deaf characters. My personal favorites: "Whispering with Cranes" by Pamela Wright and "Dandelion" by Allison Polk. 

 Link to ranked list of deaf characters in fiction:  https://modcast.blog/2022/12/17/ranked-deaf-characters-in-fiction/ 
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