Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

146 reviews

mangooo_spagetti's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

deserves all the recognition heartstopper gets as *The Emotional Queer YA Novel*

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Homophobia

notapenguin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

belle2008's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War and Violence

saythename's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Homophobia

Minor: War

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Such a nostalgic book. Growing up, I had watched and heard renditions of  Tấm Cám . This is definitely a different version from what I have heard and watched before in my childhood, but has that same element of gore in the end that Disney would not approve of. I found it warm how Helen changed the ending of The Little Mermaid to segue into showing Tiến how she supports and loves him. I love the áo dài  in Tấm Cám. Represent!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Religious bigotry

lex_is_bookish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: War

Minor: Domestic abuse

natcortes's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

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

sherlockstan98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

olive_lol's review against another edition

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, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cannibalism

northerndryad's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry