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Narrated by: Chloe Dolandis
Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
Release date: 08-13-19
Publisher: Blink
YA fiction /own
One of my audiobook sync freebies.
I had a hard time warming up to Maya. She has only been deaf for 3 years, but she is making it her entire personality. And since she has been deaf only since she was 14 she should remember that people are stupid and do not know things. So when she gets pissed of when people find out she can talk, maybe just tell them and not storm off. Also when a friend thinks they are being helpful to tell you about implants, tell them why you do not want them, also it felt like she looked down on those who got them. Like they were not true deafs. I felt like I could have understood it better if she had been dead longer, but it was 3 years. She should remember what she felt herself 3 years ago.
Also this boy learns sign language in record time and she does not get it is cos of her. No one else makes an effort, take a hint.
But it was was educating to see her navigate a hearing school, and darker things like not hearing when her brother is in trouble.
In the end I felt mostly sorry for the mum. Working herself to death, and her young son has cystic fibrosis. She is a single mum, and she has a teen too. Also tons of medical bills. Poor mum.
Good book with deaf representation. I like how it was written so we could hear how they talk in sign language.
Good narration
Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if that wasn’t hard enough, she also has to adjust to the hearing culture, which she finds frustrating - and also surprising when some classmates, including Beau Watson, take time to learn ASL. As Maya looks past graduation and focuses on her future dreams, nothing, not even an unexpected romance, will derail her pursuits. But when people in her life - Deaf and hearing alike - ask her to question parts of her Deaf identity, Maya stands proudly, never giving in to the idea that her Deafness is a disadvantage.
I can see why you'd find this character kinda frustrating--too bad!
ReplyDeleteI mean I get it, I would be angry too, but it has only been 3 years, she should remember that people are dumb . How would they know if someone has not told them
DeleteI think I would have a hard time warming up to her personality too.
ReplyDeleteIt was like she had forgotten everthing
DeleteI'm always glad to see a story featuring a character who is deaf, but sounds like the heroine had some teenage stuff to work out and to be less dramatic when people were trying to be well meaning.
ReplyDeleteYes this guy thought himself ASL just to speak with her, and she was all huh? Come one girl
DeleteI feel sorry for the mom just reading your review. Sounds like a tough time for Maya.
ReplyDeleteI am too old when I feel most sorry for the mum, lol
DeleteThis sounds like it would be a tough read for me.
ReplyDeleteIt was actually really light
DeleteMaya needs to chill lol
ReplyDeleteWell it seems I have written she is dead so she is pretty chill. Lol, gotta go fix that
DeleteUmmm... I think you have a typo "And since she has been dead only since she was 14" LOL! I was like - it's a ghost story!
ReplyDeleteOMG! oooops
DeleteI wish it was a ghost tale ;)
DeleteI should really try audiobook sync
ReplyDeleteYes you must
DeleteIt would be so hard to suddenly lose your hearing and the poor mom.
ReplyDeleteThat¨s the thing too, she never felt sad about it
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