Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

87 reviews

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Don't mind me, just literally crying over everything about this book 🥺
The art had me from page 1, and if possible, it just got even more beautiful. I loved the use of color to help move between the fairytale, the modern, and the flashbacks. And of course, the overarching story has me crying, but it's in a cathartic way ♡
I can't recommend this enough, regardless of what you usually read ♡ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime, and Cannibalism

mycarefulcardinal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

natcortes's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

olive_lol'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

4.5

This graphic novel is stunning. An unbelievable amount of detail is in every frame, and I especially liked how it uses colors to differentiate between the present, past, and fairytale sections. Each major character is thoughtfully crafted and feels real (even those in the fairytales), concluding in a heartfelt ending. It combines a family, fairytales, and Vietnamese culture into a story that leaps off the pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism

wireblight's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

A really lovely graphic novel revolving around a mother and son's relationship and their connection through fairytales

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

queenharold's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War

novella42's review

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: Death, Homophobia, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Religious bigotry

mattyb's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism and Death of parent

vagorsol'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse and Cannibalism

jrblack321's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Blood