Reviews

No-No Boy by John Okada

souljaleonn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

lostinanotherworld's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

mossfroggies's review against another edition

5.0

A fantastic look at this time period by the amazing John Okada. I loved the political and historical aspects. It was such an interesting read. The familial and social aspects added so much depth and reliability to this compelling read. This book is one of my all time favs.

jenna0010's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

An important narrative of Japanese American experiences post-World War II. On anti-Asian racism, barriers to citizenship, tensions within Asian American communities, and pulls toward ideals of white American masculinity. 

melissabraine's review against another edition

4.0

4.5*

michaelpeng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

coconut14's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, and Racial slurs

kayuhlee's review against another edition

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

4.5

lilnoto's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“it is not an easy thing to discover that being american is a terribly incomplete thing when one’s face is not white and when one’s parents are japanese”

“i wonder if there’s a jackson street where i’m going to, that would make dying tough” 

lid_iaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

4.75