Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang

6 reviews

aimnorth's review against another edition

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

4.0

I definitely think it could have been longer to expand, and I personally also get the oogies from Katara and Aang, but it was a great continuation with lots of character development for the characters and setting as a whole. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and War

Nothing detailed or explicit as it's a children's books, but it delicately handles the aftermath of these matters

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, War, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Grief

bitsandbobsdivination's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Solid read! I enjoyed it, but it didn’t grip me as much as TLOK’s continuation did and probably because I’m not the middle grade audience. The main themes here though were still very relevant even today, and I enjoyed seeing how things played out. Will continue to the next installments!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

sophieissapphhic's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars.

- I think some of the character development that was in the show was lost in this comic. I still love the characters, I just wanted more from them.
- The art is great! I prefer the show over the comic books, but the art style works really well for Avatar: The Last Airbender in my opinion.
- The humor still comes across in comic format, which I really appreciate.
- I think The Promise was meant to set the rest of the comic books, so I didn't love this first installment in the series. (I liked The Search a lot more.)

Content Warnings:
Graphic: colonization, racism
Moderate: fire violence, insomnia, cultural appropriation
Minor: forced insitution/imprsonment, fainting, confinement

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Racism

Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Confinement

natanbcpc's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love everything ATLA and it was great revisiting the characters in a new setting. The story feels very authentic to everything that's come out of the universe before and so do the characters.

I only feel like the story maybe moved a bit too quickly, but maybe I just wish there were more to read 🙃. Can't wait to start The Search!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Violence

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and War