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am filing this under “Books I didn’t expect to make me cry” 😭 The grip this story had on my heart. This story is about a young boy, Tiền, who is finding a way to come out to his Vietnamese parents and in the midst of that, we learn about their lives, heartbreaks, but most of all love for one another other. I love books that highlight navigating two cultures, countries, and languages.

What I loved:

-How the story line would change colors

-The friendships <3

-Tiền’a relationship with his mother

-the artwork!

-the blend of Vietnamese fairy tales

marianam_v's review against another edition

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5.0

5 / 5 ⭐️ !
i enjoyed every single bit!
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No sabía que esperar de este libro, comencé a leer sin saber nada y me encantó cada página!
Las historias dentro de la historia principal me robaron el corazón, de verdad que no es nada de lo que pensé que sería y lo digo de la mejor manera.
Pensé que iba a ser una de esas novelas graficas que uno lee por leer pero wao, me encantó.

fishfish's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

clowdywings's review against another edition

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5.0

beautiful. the art is so detailed and beautiful. it's so well made. the characters are endearing, though it can be hard to keep track of the side story characters. the plot was pretty well paced and the side stories correlate to the main story quite seamlessly. i also enjoyed the shift in colors when talking about different stories, red for main story, orange for past, and purple for fairytales.

mitskacir's review against another edition

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5.0

Read this in one sitting after a really bad day. It made me cry with happiness - the illustrations are beautiful, the color palette is expressive and helps the reader keep track of what narrative they are following, the characters are sweet and gentle. I loved the author's note at the end - it's always interesting to me to learn about their artistic process and decision making. A really soothing and cathartic way to end a difficult day. I will definitely be reading this one again.

shareuhlin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

sukiyaks's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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