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paigehf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
Moderate: Death, Child death, Child abuse, and War
Minor: Racism
lprongs's review
Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Miscarriage, and War
Minor: Xenophobia, Vomit, Racial slurs, and Racism
kirkspockreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Gun violence, War, Violence, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Grief, Racism, and Pregnancy
lasafica_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Violence, War, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Classism, and Racism
kaitlinlovesbooks's review
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Death, and War
Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, and Miscarriage
Minor: Xenophobia and Racism
careinthelibrary's review
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, War, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Murder
ka_cam's review
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Death, War, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse
booksandboba's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Child death, War, Pregnancy, Death, Genocide, and Mental illness
Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcohol
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.25
i personally think the structure can be a lil confusing w/ the frequent back-and-forth and the past-present transitions; there's a lot going on here after all. nevertheless, bui's placing of her familial history against the larger unfolding historical backdrop is great, providing useful context and deeper understanding. my fav thing abt this book, however, is bui's reflections on her family legacy, as well as her familiar feelings of equal gratefulness, resentment and guilt towards her parents. idk if it's simply an immigrant thing but it hits deep..
in terms of the art, i dont find it too eye-catching, not that it's unremarkable but perhaps bc it complements and flows rly well - too well - w/ the story. there's an appropriate level of detail and bui knows when to give her pages space, and the watercolor paints and lineart are nice. sometimes, however, the characters come across as unintentionally comical bc of the overly big head compared to their body; a few of the paneling can be confusing as well.
this is a good graphic novel for those who are interested in not only vietnamese history but also the human impact of its upheaval, the smaller stories of common ppl against the backdrop of historic change.
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, War, Infidelity, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Child death, Colonisation, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
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