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Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—and a Love Letter to a Way of Life
by Nyle DiMarco
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I've followed Nyle Dimarco for some time now and absolutely love who he is and what he stands for. He touches on a lot of different topics in his memoir, from being Deaf to family relationships to exploring his sexual identity to school to his time on reality tv shows. He states frequently that there needs to be more Deaf representation to show that Deaf people are like everyone else - that they are people who happen to be Deaf - and his memoir does just that.
It was so interesting to see ASL in written language in the book alongside English. It helped enforce the idea that ASL is not just "signed English" and that it has rules and grammar of its own.
I generally think memoirs are usually so-so, and unless I really like the person I'm reading about, I get bored by them. But because I love Nyle Dimarco, his message, and the way his memoir was written, I loved this book!
It was so interesting to see ASL in written language in the book alongside English. It helped enforce the idea that ASL is not just "signed English" and that it has rules and grammar of its own.
I generally think memoirs are usually so-so, and unless I really like the person I'm reading about, I get bored by them. But because I love Nyle Dimarco, his message, and the way his memoir was written, I loved this book!