Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Magic fish. Le storie del pesce magico by Trung Le Nguyen

77 reviews

livelovelibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

This graphic novel follows Tiến, the son of a Vietnamese refugee. Tiến is gay and he doesn’t know how to tell his parents and is scared of what they will say. Tiến‘s struggles to communicate with his parents because of the language barrier, but they communicate with eachother through storytelling. This story and the artwork is beautiful and poignant. 

As the child of a refugee, this book really struck a nerve with me and it really encapsulated all of the feelings that have been going around. I absolutely adored the art and the characters and I would recommend this book to everyone!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism

ppixxie'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 is amazing. The art is beautiful, the writing is wonderful, and has a nostalgic feel to it. It made me cry, it's got so much heart. I'm going to edit and update this after I let it sink in some more since I just finished it, but definitely a recommendation from me!!  
Very mild spoilers for the ending (if you need it!)

It ends happily between the mom and the main character,  Tíên. Just in case you were wondering!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

yogomagpie's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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've been looking forward to reading The Magic Fish for a looong time. Not surprising at all is the gorgeous artwork. I've always been a fan of Trungles' flowy, elegant lines and each page is breathtaking. I enjoyed the pacing and thought it was creative how the fairy tales are interwoven with Tien and Helen's stories. It's a very emotional book and I cried (twice). I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Blood and Cannibalism

ryraeriv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

This graphic novel was a beautiful exploration of one family's interactions told through both their lives and fairytales that parallel their experiences. It talks about sexuality, immigration, loss, love, and the intersection of different identities that can occur within one family and within one person. The Magic Fish is hopeful, sorrowful, and emotional as it dances and weaves its way to its ultimate conclusion. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Gore, Murder, and Cannibalism

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

laneport's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

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

halfwaytoaugust's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, and Religious bigotry

sporemiette'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

carrotcake's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

The ending really got me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

bibliocharylodis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Death, and Animal death