Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

20 reviews

brnineworms'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An enchanting story that weaves together narratives of the past, the present, and fairy tales. The Magic Fish broke my heart and lovingly stitched it back together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and War

laurajones's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

armontheroad's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A stunning graphic novel that ripped out my heart!! I would love to read more volumes with these characters. The art was beautiful! The use of color to show when we were in the present day, the past, and following stories from fairytales was a brilliant decision. I read this in one sitting with a box of tissues at the ready. Everyone should read this!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Homophobia, Death, Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Animal death

Minor: Hate crime

yuuzel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia, Hate crime, Outing, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

ppixxie'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is amazing. The art is beautiful, the writing is wonderful, and has a nostalgic feel to it. It made me cry, it's got so much heart. I'm going to edit and update this after I let it sink in some more since I just finished it, but definitely a recommendation from me!!  
Very mild spoilers for the ending (if you need it!)

It ends happily between the mom and the main character,  Tíên. Just in case you were wondering!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

perpetualpages's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

CWs: death, animal death, and death of grandparent; references to post-war Vietnam; allusions to domestic abuse and murder; some religious bigotry

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal cruelty, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Violence

housesparrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

A gorgeous, fantastic, wonderful book for all ages. The art, the story, the simple complexity, everything about this story speaks to my heart. I genuinely cannot recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

The book handles these issues with dignity, respect, and care for the audience.

seawarrior's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, and Domestic abuse

sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Violence