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mice_are_nice's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: War
squid_inked's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Made me feel happy.
Moderate: War
emerentina's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and War
Minor: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail
katara42's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: War
karaboureview's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Slavery, War, Violence, and Xenophobia
nicolescottwv's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: War
criticalgayze's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Another quick read for a grad school assignment this week, and I am really loving the texts I get to interact with in this course.
In a time of great global social unrest, this is an incredible look at understanding the wealth of what it means to discuss the "immigrant experience" and to build a "cultural melting pot." By using clear allusions to cultural experiences of upheaval and displacement in our world but setting them in a nameless fictional fantastical city, Tan has built a story that is readily accessible for discussion of empathy with young people while being more likely to skirt the challenges faced by more "explicit" texts like Maus.
In a time of great global social unrest, this is an incredible look at understanding the wealth of what it means to discuss the "immigrant experience" and to build a "cultural melting pot." By using clear allusions to cultural experiences of upheaval and displacement in our world but setting them in a nameless fictional fantastical city, Tan has built a story that is readily accessible for discussion of empathy with young people while being more likely to skirt the challenges faced by more "explicit" texts like Maus.
Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Death
anniefwrites's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
This wordless graphic novel has such a beautiful illustrative style that makes me nostalgic for the picture book illustrators of my youth, especially Chris Van Allsburg. Tan does a great job of creating the sense of unease for the reader caused by not understanding what's on the page--the exact feelings the immigrant man feels in the story. It's a hopeful book about how the fear of the unfamiliar, as well as hostility toward the different, can crack open and reveal new homes and new friends.
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Abandonment, Genocide, Slavery, and War
iloivar's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A beautifully illustrated story, no words needed. More to see with each read-through.
Minor: War
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