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A review by selectedfictions
True Biz by Sara Nović
3.5
I came away from this book with so so much more than I went into it with.
The story and the world were vivid and engaging. I am ashamed to say that before reading this book, I knew very little about deaf culture and the impact of modern ableist medical practices on this community. In particular, I loved how Sara Novice explores the role of language and, especially access, to language has on people and the impact its absence can have.
For me this book was a 4 because of how much I took from it. I think that the plot and in particular the sub plots of Elliot and Slash didn't add much. Elliot's POV is a huge story that is rushed through in a single chapter, which when he is signalled at the beginning as being one of three key characters was disappointing. The big climax event with Slash felt utterly unnecessary and anti-climatic. I think you could remove that sub-plot and the story would be stronger for it.
The story and the world were vivid and engaging. I am ashamed to say that before reading this book, I knew very little about deaf culture and the impact of modern ableist medical practices on this community. In particular, I loved how Sara Novice explores the role of language and, especially access, to language has on people and the impact its absence can have.
For me this book was a 4 because of how much I took from it. I think that the plot and in particular the sub plots of Elliot and Slash didn't add much. Elliot's POV is a huge story that is rushed through in a single chapter, which when he is signalled at the beginning as being one of three key characters was disappointing. The big climax event with Slash felt utterly unnecessary and anti-climatic. I think you could remove that sub-plot and the story would be stronger for it.