diff --git a/libcorn/src/de.rs b/libcorn/src/de.rs
index bdc6502..d786e76 100644
--- a/libcorn/src/de.rs
+++ b/libcorn/src/de.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use serde::de::{DeserializeSeed, EnumAccess, IntoDeserializer, VariantAccess, Visitor};
 use serde::{de, Deserialize};
 
-use crate::error::{DeserializationError, Result};
+use crate::error::{DeserializationError, Error, Result};
 use crate::parse;
 use crate::Value;
 
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ where
     Ok(T::deserialize(&mut deserializer)?)
 }
 
+pub fn from_slice<'de, T>(bytes: &'de [u8]) -> Result<T>
+where
+    T: de::Deserialize<'de>,
+{
+    match std::str::from_utf8(bytes) {
+        Ok(s) => from_str(s),
+        Err(e) => Err(Error::DeserializationError(DeserializationError(
+            e.to_string(),
+        ))),
+    }
+}
+
 macro_rules! get_value {
     ($self:ident) => {
         match $self.value.take() {
diff --git a/libcorn/src/error.rs b/libcorn/src/error.rs
index 86ec529..f84d2a1 100644
--- a/libcorn/src/error.rs
+++ b/libcorn/src/error.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ impl From<pest::error::Error<Rule>> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<DeserializationError> for Error {
+    fn from(err: DeserializationError) -> Self {
+        Self::DeserializationError(err)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
diff --git a/libcorn/src/lib.rs b/libcorn/src/lib.rs
index dac4a64..9726a0f 100644
--- a/libcorn/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libcorn/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 
-pub use crate::de::from_str;
+pub use crate::de::{from_slice, from_str};
 pub use crate::parser::{parse, Rule};
 
 pub mod error;