Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

123 reviews

cassielaj's review

emotional hopeful relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

This was a great entry into graphic novels for me! The illustrations are gorgeous, and I loved the way the author draws parallels between the fairy tales and the daily lives of an immigrant family and a queer kid. Really cool

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Murder

just_an_em's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

s_eabird's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

armontheroad's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A stunning graphic novel that ripped out my heart!! I would love to read more volumes with these characters. The art was beautiful! The use of color to show when we were in the present day, the past, and following stories from fairytales was a brilliant decision. I read this in one sitting with a box of tissues at the ready. Everyone should read this!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

4.0

Cute story intertwined with fairytales and showing the reality of being an immigrant outside of the typical tropes shown in other stories 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Outing

krys_kilz's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

I love how Trung Le Nguyen blended fairy tales, the present, and flashbacks to the past into a magical narrative about family, friendship, and creating shared language across difference. It is so creative and deeply personal as the Author's Notes at the end of the book details. I can tell that so much thought and emotion went into these pages and the story is all the richer for it. 

The artwork is breathtaking and the use of color palette to indicate shifts in narrative is genius. The thread throughout of change and stories shifting with storyteller, place, context, and culture was also very powerful - especially the end of the book where Helen changes the ending to The Little Mermaid to show her love and support for her queer son.

I look forward to seeing whatever Trung Le Nguyen publishes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Blood

caitlink's review against another edition

hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

starstruk99's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, and Death of parent

lady_moon's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and War

draconmachia's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Animal death