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thejazziestbean's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Torture, Racism, Police brutality, War, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Colonisation, Gore, Vomit, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Abortion, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Child death, and Classism
rieviolet's review against another edition
3.5
I have to be honest and say that I wasn't really into the graphic and colouring style, and it took me some time to get used to it. I found it perfectly funtional when it came to telling the story, but I wasn't blown away.
This graphic novel is still a solid work, it just didn't fully meet the high
Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Medical content, War, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Racism, and Death
Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
drraytay's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Death, Child death, Rape, Abandonment, War, Colonisation, and Miscarriage
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
nitar8's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Classism, Abandonment, Death, and Miscarriage
njh_books's review against another edition
5.0
Heartbreaking but also hopeful. The last scene with the son is truly thought provoking and beautiful.
My knowledge of Vietnam improved with this story as often events were discussed that I then looked into on my own.
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Colonisation, Child death, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Medical content, Death, Xenophobia, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage
koreanlinda's review against another edition
4.25
I learned a lot about what Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans went through in the last few generations. I recommend coupling this book with Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna, which talks about a painful part of Cambodian history around a similar time as this book.
Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in Feb 2024
Personal essays on DefinitelyNotOkay.com
Artwork on Instagram @KoreanLinda
Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
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
ittywitty's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Deportation, Confinement, War, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Grief, Miscarriage, and Colonisation
odetojersey's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Miscarriage, War, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Grief
distractible's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, War, Grief, Colonisation, and Pregnancy
Minor: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Child abuse