Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

31 reviews

brnineworms's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An enchanting story that weaves together narratives of the past, the present, and fairy tales. The Magic Fish broke my heart and lovingly stitched it back together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and War

nerdysread's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

A beautiful a touching story about coming out, family, communication and memories 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Homophobia

Minor: Child abuse

ashleycmms's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Outing, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism

rattytouille's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

amartinios's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A beautiful and magical story about a young teenage boy struggling with his homosexuality and the question of when and how to tell his parents. The stories of the characters are beautifully mirrored in each of the fairy tales used in this story.

I found the last one, told by Tiến's mother, the most beautiful, as it perfectly illustrated her acceptance of her son. That even if neither of them fully knew the words in Vietnamese to discuss it and understand it, that she loved him, all of him, and wanted to see him grow up and be happy.

A magical and touching story, told in beautiful illustrations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

oliverreeds's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I LOVED this graphic novel. it was a little slow getting started, but it really picked up after that. i loved the way this book intertwined the story of a family with the fairy tales and showed how important they were to the family. i honestly think that the stories were balanced incredibly well and that the author masterfully interweaved them. the characters were all so distinct and lovely. the conflict was built so well. i would recommend this to anyone. i also loved how the text was used in this story in conjuction with the art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, and Homophobia

baponthecob's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

housesparrow's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A gorgeous, fantastic, wonderful book for all ages. The art, the story, the simple complexity, everything about this story speaks to my heart. I genuinely cannot recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

The book handles these issues with dignity, respect, and care for the audience.

aerialcataloger's review

emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Child abuse

corvicore's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this book made me cry at 11p.m. would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Animal death, Grief, Child abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Religious bigotry