A review by parkergoodreau
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 
I've followed Trung on twitter for a number of years now, so I knew this book was going to be gorgeous. I anticipated the delightful characters, the beautiful clothes, the lush and fantastical aesthetic. What I was most decidedly *not* ready for was being punched in the heart several times in the most lovely and healing way. And I was not expecting to see my own musings on the taxonomy of fairy tales, the connectivity and evolution that keeps stories alive and makes them a part of how we understand and bear human existence, reflected and explored in a way that I've never actually been able to articulate.

Please, read this graphic novel, as a favor to yourself. 
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