Lewis's review: The White Darkness

Lewis is 13, profoundly deaf and uses cochlear implants. He uses speech to communicate.

The book is about a girl, Sym, who wears hearing aids, who goes to Antarctica. She goes with her Uncle Victor and some other people on a trip. On the way, they stop at Paris in France to get equipment for the trip. When she gets to Antarctica, she has an adventure by looking for something called Symmes Hole which is named after her. On the way, there are lots of adventures. How many people arrive at the destination? Do the people on the trip get on, and who is the person inside Sym’s head?

The book is for anybody who is deaf or not deaf. I think people from ages 13 to 20 will love the book the best. It’s thrilling, and this book will keep people up around the clock. People will just love it. I read it with my family. When I first started reading it, I felt like I was in the story, and I was very eager to read on. It was easy to read, but some of the vocabulary was new. There’s quite a few swear words.

I identified with Sym as we both struggle hearing in certain situations. The book taught me that people with a disability can do anything. I would definitely recommend the book to anybody, to learn more about the struggles deaf people have, but also for the thrill of the story.