This was so much better than the movie was! I saw the movie before I even knew there was a book. I thought the book was so much better at showing the family bonding together even closer for their survival. As someone who knows ASL I have often thought about how it can come in handy in a lot of situations and I also just really loved reading about a Deaf character. There are so many aspects of this story that are just so scary because if you really think about it that is how it would be if it were to really happen. Not to give anything away but humans are always what I fear more than whatever outside danger arrives.