Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

72 reviews

armontheroad's review against another edition

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

Minor: Hate crime

kalira's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, War, Blood, Murder, and Grief

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia

ashleycmms's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

sadie_g's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

This book was absolutely beautiful, from the visuals to the story. It did make me cry a bit, I just loved how Tien and his mom used fairytales as a common way to communicate.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Blood

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Outing

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

sappho's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully illustrated and poignantly written! A middle schooler trying to come out to his mom interspersed with the fairy tales they tell each other. I always get a little weepy reading anything that involves conversion therapy, that was a bit of a jolt to my senses but also it was very brief and exclusively from teachers and not from parents at all so it was alright.

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Content Warnings

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

lexban's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder