Deaf Utopia: A Memoir - And a Love Letter to a Way of Life
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- Create Date：2022-04-19 02:21:35
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Nyle DiMarco
- ISBN：0063062356
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Reviews
Jordan
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This was a deeply personal and honest memoir about Nyle's life in the Deaf community， but also about growing up in a Deaf family， his education， his abuse， his sexuality， and his career。 I really loved the bits of Deaf history interspersed with the personal anecdotes—many of the stories I remembered from my time studying ASL in high school。 I think the partnership with his co-author created some beautiful writing where translation was needed。 One of the most important things for me with a memoir This was a deeply personal and honest memoir about Nyle's life in the Deaf community， but also about growing up in a Deaf family， his education， his abuse， his sexuality， and his career。 I really loved the bits of Deaf history interspersed with the personal anecdotes—many of the stories I remembered from my time studying ASL in high school。 I think the partnership with his co-author created some beautiful writing where translation was needed。 One of the most important things for me with a memoir is that there is a level of introspection and self-reflection， and that was certainly the case here， especially when it comes to Nyle exploring his sexuality and his previously held misconceptions about what being queer means。 I think the ending could have used a little bit of work; it ended quite abruptly， and I would've loved a bit of a conclusion。 Overall， this gives a heartfelt and loving glimpse of what it's like to be Deaf in a world designed for hearing people。CW: child abuse， ableism， internalized homophobia， suicide 。。。more
Jennifer Schultz
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Since I'm not a regular viewer of America's Next Top Model or Dancing With the Stars， I was unfamiliar with Nyle DiMarco's achievements on those shows。 However， I do have an interest in books that deal with deafness/Deaf Culture， which is why this caught my eye。 This is a remarkable， stirring， and eye-opening memoir of growing up Deaf in a mult-generational Deaf family。 DiMarco entwines Deaf History throughout his narrative， which enhances and enriches his story。 His thoughts on his gay sexualit Since I'm not a regular viewer of America's Next Top Model or Dancing With the Stars， I was unfamiliar with Nyle DiMarco's achievements on those shows。 However， I do have an interest in books that deal with deafness/Deaf Culture， which is why this caught my eye。 This is a remarkable， stirring， and eye-opening memoir of growing up Deaf in a mult-generational Deaf family。 DiMarco entwines Deaf History throughout his narrative， which enhances and enriches his story。 His thoughts on his gay sexuality and LGBTQ+ culture within the Deaf community， as well as issues that arose when he dated hearing gay men were intriguing。 Throughout， DiMarco asserts his pride in being Deaf as well as the challenges and inequities he and his family have faced， Librarians/booksellers: Readers who enjoy memoirs that entertain and educate will definitely want to read this。 Many thanks to William Morrow/Custom House and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Beth
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#netgalleyarc I’m familiar with the author from his time in reality tv and was intrigued by his story。 This book is an open and honest look into his life and it was well-written。
Rachel
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