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porshea's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
keelin's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Death of parent, Death, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse
sunsetcity's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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
4.0
This was a very powerful book about a topic that is not often talked about in history, the internment of Japanese people during WWII in both America and Canada. This book did a really good job of exploring the different emotions and facets of this time period through 14 different perspectives. I also really enjoyed how each perspective was very unique in voice and in story telling method (some were in second person, plural, and even in verse). All the differing emotions that each character faced while in these camps or fighting for a country that had held them captive was really explored well and interesting to read. My only criticism was that I got confused between characters quite a bit and it did take me a little while to ground myself in the story.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
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