Sometimes it helps to delve into other people's lives in order to appreciate your own. I appreciated the peek into Galloway's life and appreciate her perserverence. A rocky read overall, as I found the last half of the book tougher to get through, more tediouos, and found myself skimming over sections.

Galloway's memoir is unique and has some really interesting and humorous moments but overall it didn't hold my attention and I struggled to finish the book. ( )

I really liked the first half of Terry Galloway's Mean Little deaf Queer, but I found the 2nd half of the book fairly rambling and tedious to get through. I think Ms. Galloway has a ton of great stories to tell, and those that she does tell in full description are funny (not so much laugh out loud funny, perhaps more bemusing) and interesting and really catch the reader's attention. When she goes on her tangents after starting a story and bounces around, it can be somewhat hard to figure out if she's remembering the past or switching her main story or what the heck is going on. I almost felt like the bulk of this memoir was an outline for her to go back and expand upon. I would love to read more stories about her youth and her family as well as her theatre days and all her relationships (tortured and not).

I never felt this was a "pity me" memoir but more, this is how it was, this is my life, this happened, so deal with it. Her honesty with the lowest points in her life and very refreshing insomuch that she didn't wallow in the low points as much as state that they happened.

Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading about someone's life that is definitely "alternative" (a term she uses a lot). It's not for the faint of heart or the prissy, so if those who get their sensibilities all bent out sort because of the smallest thing probably should pass this book by.

I hope Ms. Galloway writes more and centers her writing on specifics of her life instead of trying to encompass so much in so little space. ( )

Mean Little deaf Queer is one of the best books I've read this year.

The title sets a very distinct tone--one that Terry Galloway manipulates almost perfectly. Unlike the majority of memoirs, I didn't feel as if she went out of her way to embellish her experiences. The direction of her narrative was less about defeating obstacles and more about becoming a highly creative and resourceful person because of them.

Although Galloway's story is exceptionally unique, I could relate to her. Of course, being deaf and queer exacerbates the normal human horrors and humiliations we all go through at some point--but still, the array of emotions is familiar. I appreciated her frankness and sense of humor.

I think some of the unfavorable reviews (on LT and other sites) stem partly from Galloway being compared to David Sedaris. Being a fan of both, I can see a few similarities between them, but they are two very different writers. She should be judged on her own merits.

Galloway is an excellent storyteller. If I hadn't received Mean Little deaf Queer for free from Early Reviewers, I still would've bought a copy. I recommend it. ( )

This is a funny, electrical, no-bullshit tale by a wry and talented author. Terry Galloway navigates the waters that have drowned many a wannabe memoirist -- disability, sexual identity, and mental health among them -- with ease, evoking compassion but never pity. Whether she's describing the politics and hierarchies of Deaf culture (not to be confused with the world of the "little-d" deaf) or the challenges of appearing imperfect in the theater world, Galloway's observations are always spot-on and perfectly timed. If you like memoirs at all, read this one. ( )