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tiamia1084's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Confinement and Hate crime
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Animal death
bex_knighthunterbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, and Animal death
mrsfishreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Xenophobia, Deportation, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, Violence, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Racism, Murder, Bullying, Death, Deportation, Child death, Confinement, Grief, and Rape
relf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Animal death, and Confinement
amiably's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Confinement, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia
Moderate: War, Animal death, and Hate crime
Minor: Sexual assault
spacerkip's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Animal death, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Racial slurs, Torture, and War
abitbetterbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
The American- and Canadian- Japanese experience was different, of course, but there were many similarities and notes that made it feel like a gut punch and also a ghost. I’m not exactly sure how else to describe it. I think the telling of a lot of this story through the eyes of children was a brilliant choice.
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, War, Confinement, and Racial slurs
Minor: Deportation
sharonus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Xenophobia, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and War
turtleycool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Deportation, and Racial slurs
tomato_bisque's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Fast-paced story about the forced confinement of Japanese people during the 2nd world war. Its mostly about people keeping their head down to survive. Its one thing to read about the conditions of the camps in a textbook, but its another to read about how mind-numbingly boring and hopeless they were.
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, and Xenophobia