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Dear Readers/Followers,

I have some work to do this month. I am wanting to review NYFW (New York Fashion Week), LFW (London Fashion Week), and MFW (Milan Fashion Week).

I will be sure to break the posts up so that it is a post for each fashion week. I will be posting my reviews on the shows of interest and adding links for the ones that I think are fantastic.

Look forward to seeing it soon as it will not be posted in the end of March re-cap.

Please note, leave comments about anything you want on any of the previous or current posts. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say.

Thanks
Sg

Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have started learning American Sign Language and I want to learn more about Deaf culture and the Deaf community. I was looking for some resources that would give me information regarding the above stated topics. This book was in the list and it was at my library so I thought, 'what the hell, i'll give it a try.” This book is not information relating to Deaf culture or community. This is a fictional story with 2 main characters that are Deaf. There is a slight touch on the fact that Deaf people are shunned, they don't really fit in, people aren't willing to learn ASL to communicate with them in their language and often have to resort to communicating in writing. I was not a fan of the story itself, it didn't really interest me, (now that could be bc it was not what I thought it would be and also the story didn't grip my interest). Therefore I am going to be generous and give this story a 2 star rating. It could have been more if it was something I was reading in a different context. The book is majority illustrations but it is over 600 pages which fulfills my book over 600+ pages for the 52 book challenge.


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Dinotopia Lost

Dinotopia Lost by Alan Dean Foster
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was great bc I am a huge fan of dinosaurs and the book Dinotopia by Jame Gurney. This book has the same characters as Dinotopia but there are also some new characters bc the book is not the same. It's more about how the dinosaurs interact with the humans and humans that have chosen to stay on Dinotopia have adapted to a different way of life that is particular to the dinosaurs. There are mentions of a lot of the places that are in Dinotopia but my favourite was at the Tree Tops. It was an elaborate decision and if there was a wrong move a person or dinosaur could fall to their death. While in Dinotopa it is Will and his father that are stranded by a terrible storm, this book has people coming from England and getting trapped in a storm which leads them to Dinotopia. I also really enjoyed the Dinosaurs communicating with each other and how it sounded as well as how Will had to figure out if he could compromise and speak some of the language. The book brings the principles of working together/teamwork/assisting each other with situations that arise on the spot and also how to make the best out of a bad situation. While I would not give this book a 5 star rating, I would give it a 3.5 but being generous I will give it a 4.


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