Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

23 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.0

My only note is that Stevenson should not have included skin-walkers, since Native folks have been pretty adamant that they don't want non-Natives using that lore.

Otherwise, I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Murder, Torture, Medical trauma, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Gore, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Confinement, Vomit, and Cursing

Minor: War, Cultural appropriation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I was feeling really good after reading the book.  The book has very unusual and untypical artwork for me.  Which is really beautiful.  The story is also very unique, and I enjoyed it very much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, and Ableism

Minor: Classism, Homophobia, and Death of parent

sarasreading's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

I don't usually read graphic novels, and I've only read one once before, electronically. This was my first physical one. Picked it up bc I'm not at my own house and the power went out. I devoured almost the entire thing by book light before going to sleep. 

Just finished it and I definitely want to read more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Confinement

Moderate: Ableism

tays_books's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Vomit

saintyeehaw's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Ableism

rnbhargava's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Nimona is a fun fantasy comic read. The characters are quite good. The world is inventive and specific. The web comic strip origin is quite apparent. Some chapters feel too slight but then others feel loaded with twists and turns. I liked the story, I get the appeal. It felt a bit thin. At points it could have used further panels expanding on what certain characters were doing. I liked it. I wouldn’t say it’s my new favorite standalone comic but I’m glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Ableism, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Gore, and Kidnapping

The themes can be heavy but the depictions in the art is all of moderate to light. Maybe only give this at youngest to a tween-younger teen.

chaoticnostalgia's review

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Ableism

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Murder

emily_mh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.5

This was such a great story! It had a fantastic plot premise and execution, and I loved the combination of medieval and futuristic elements it used for world building. It reminded me of the Astronights Island on Poptropica. The action sequence at the climax was simply incredible and completely engaging. I also loved the father-daughter relationship between Nimona and Ballister - Nimona herself made me laugh due to her bolshy personality. While it took some time for me to click with the art style, once I did I really enjoyed it. Finally, there was good character development for Ballister and Ambrosius, but I would have liked a slightly different ending to give Nimona more of an arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Death of parent

serracha's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Nimona is a funny, but also heartbreaking story about a young person who never fit in because of her abilities. Also she is chaotic af and hilarious and I laughed so much. I also got some romantic tension between Ambrosius and Ballister lol. It's a heartfelt story and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, and Torture

Minor: Ableism

ehutton322's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, and Death of parent