Reviews

Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—and a Love Letter to a Way of Life, by Nyle DiMarco

annaofjesup's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

brittanyplusbooks's review

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

amanda_shelflove's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is one of the few celebrity memoirs that are actually worthwhile and recommend that everyone read it. I laughed, I cried, I learned. Overall amazing!

Nyle has such an interesting and unique life story — I was captivated the entire book. I was already interested in Deaf culture before reading this book and had delved into some of the history deafness in America and learned a little bit about Deaf culture from a friend and YouTube videos. But Nyle so eloquently immerses you in his world as a deaf person that you really get a real sense of what it’s like to be deaf. I love that Nyle is so proud of his Deaf and queer identity. He’s so confident in everything he does and man, he can do everything (seriously, what can’t he do?!).  I was especially impressed by his business savvy ness and prowess in getting his foot in the door as a film producer. I loved Deaf U on Netflix and I love that he’s sharing the stories of Deaf folks because they have such a rich culture and it’s so fascinating. 

mellymel35's review

5.0

This book was quite interesting. As this was a real-life memoir, written from the point of view of a deaf person, it was interesting to learn a bit more about deaf culture, deaf family life, and perspective on things.

joyt's review

3.0

A little slow at times but learned a lot about the Deaf community.

heybethpdx's review

This was so well written and a really interesting read.

abbycarp's review

4.0

I thought this was fascinating and loved learning all about deaf culture (and reality TV too).

thompsonjul's review

5.0

Full review on Nerds & Beyond! https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2022/04/19/book-review-deaf-utopia-by-nyle-dimarco/

literarily_occupied's review

5.0

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sophiahelix's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

I know a bit about Deaf culture and ASL but learned a ton more through this book (and it's just the tip of the iceberg; I appreciate the further reading section). The most striking thing is the author's immense pride in his community, family, and identity, and joy in sharing it with others.