Rating: 5 out of 5

Well that was excellent. A proper page turner, the kind of story that captured my attention and had me completely engaged. Great characters, great setting, transportative. I felt scared, anxious, sad.

It may seem like it’s a big book, and it is, but it is an easy read and a fast paced story.

I came across it via goodreads while looking for a book that had some form of diversity among the characters. I’ve been doing a short ‘Understanding diversity and inclusion’ course and as part of it realised how un-diverse my reading habits tend to be. I believe the quote that George R.R. Martin Coined “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.” “The man who never reads lives only one.” and so feel I should be adding further variety to my choices.

Highlighted passage:

Deaf people as a linguistic minority have a common experience of life, and this manifests itself in Deaf culture. This includes beliefs, attitudes, history, norms, values, literary traditions and art shared by Deaf people. My language and culture includes body language, facial expression and hand shapes, which all constitute sign language. Behavioural characteristics associated with sign language and Deaf cultural norms are the heart of having Deaf identity.

Originally posted to my Goodreads account