Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

74 reviews

olive_lol's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This graphic novel is stunning. An unbelievable amount of detail is in every frame, and I especially liked how it uses colors to differentiate between the present, past, and fairytale sections. Each major character is thoughtfully crafted and feels real (even those in the fairytales), concluding in a heartfelt ending. It combines a family, fairytales, and Vietnamese culture into a story that leaps off the pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cannibalism

wireblight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A really lovely graphic novel revolving around a mother and son's relationship and their connection through fairytales

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

queenharold's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: War, Homophobia, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

novella42's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Cannibalism

Minor: Religious bigotry

mattyb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Violence, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Cannibalism and Death of parent

vagorsol's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse and Cannibalism

jrblack321's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Blood

rickireadss's review

4.0

this was a cute little graphic novel! i will say the narrative was a little difficult to follow at first because i wasn’t sure who was speaking nor where it was going, but overall i enjoyed it. 

⚠️: homophobia, grief, death, death of parent, religious bigotry, blood, cannibalism, animal cruelty

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Homophobia

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

eloise__'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

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

4.5

so good cried so much though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Racism, Death, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cannibalism

lidia7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, War, Hate crime, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, and Outing