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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
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emotional
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lighthearted
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Strong character development:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ha resultado ser muy adorable, pero también una lectura muy apropiada para los adolescentes que estén intentando encontrar su lugar en el mundo alejados de una sombra que se proyecta desde el núcleo familiar. El estilo artístico me ha parecido adecuado y realmente bonito. Es un placer leer a Tamaki y me ha dado a conocer a una nueva autora.
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It was... fine? I might have appreciated it more if I had known who Starfire was in the first place, although some of these other reviews from comic fans give me pause. I thought that Mandy was a good character for teens- she's not like Starfire, in the bikini-wearing, conventionally beautiful way; she's got her own thing going on, and I am here for it. Her crush is adorable, and her feelings of inadequacy with her mom are highly relatable. It's a good easy read for comic readers who like to see diversity in their female characters and can handle a superhero storyline that talks about sort of typical teen stuff.
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inspiring
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have more lengthy opinions on this than my brain can think on the fly but let me say this: most of the negative reviews of this book did not understand what this book was going for at all in my humble opinion (Global South immigrant experiences contrasted and paralleled with alien superhero experiences as well as with Starfire herself, what my Chinese friend would call "freeaboo-ism" and believing they're exceptional because they tried hard, vs second generation immigrant alienation from both the culture they were raised in and general American culture represented by Metropolis) and arguably this book made me feel EXCITED from start to finish. Arguably up there with Galaxy: The Prettiest Star (both are the best in the DC YA imprint I've read but in divergent ways, with this book having a more down to earth tone that's probably heightened by Mariko Tamaki's equally down to earth writing style probably present in her YA novels, while Jadzia Dax's writing for Galaxy is more surreal, blending fantasy with sci-fi and reality). If I had it my way, Mandy Anders/Mandy The Destroyer would be canon to the DC Universe (and besties with Taelyr. PLEASE I need this.)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism
Minor: Slavery
There are instances of racism through the way both Mandy (a mixed Tamaranean/American) and her friend Lincoln (a Vietnamese American) are treated but is treated like a bad thing. Mandy gets called fatphobic names a couple times by bullies and it's implied Starfire used to police Mandy's body because of her being fat. Brief textual description of Starfire formerly being a slave due to Blackfire's coup on Tamaranea.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes
A little cool. A little it turned left kind of weird. Loved the representation of all kinds.
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I was recommended this graphic novel, and for someone like me, with the very basic knowledge of whom the Teen Titans are, I feel it was a very nice introduction of the characters as grown-ups and specially of Mandy. I liked her style. Lincoln was awesome too.
I now have more questions than before. Are we supposed to not know who her father is?
I now have more questions than before. Are we supposed to not know who her father is?
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so silly and queer loved