Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

28 reviews

krys_kilz's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

I loved the art style and enjoyed the story. I liked how Ha used color palette to indicate when she was returning to the past and how she wove her mother's story into her own. Overall, a very raw and emotional story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racial slurs and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death and Body shaming

avabudavari's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexism

saltair_andtherust_onyourdoor's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

As an immigrant i related to this book a lot, a lot of the things were very reminiscent to experience i’ve had. Especially because i am close to Chuna’s or Robins age. Super interesting and a beautiful book. Highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, and Racism

pvbobrien's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Sexism, Racism, and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity

whitedaylilies's review

emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Stunning artwork! This was heartbreaking, emotional and heartwarming all at the same time. Highly recommend this graphic memoir!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Bullying

anniefwrites's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

An important and often heartbreaking story of immigration and struggling to fit in. The emotions were so potent that I sometimes found it difficult to read, but I found the hopeful ending to be a welcome relief. This is a great firsthand account of just how difficult it can be when coming to America, especially when you don't know English.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity

bookiecharm's review

emotional

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Grief

sarah984's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

I always find memoirs hard to review since it kind of feels like you're rating a person’s life. I did really like this one, though. It felt like a very honest look at family and belonging. I have never been transplanted to another country like that and my family situation isn't similar but this story was still told in a way that was very relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Fatphobia

dwellordream's review

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

bi_n_large's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Bullying