A review by sappho
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Beautifully illustrated and poignantly written! A middle schooler trying to come out to his mom interspersed with the fairy tales they tell each other. I always get a little weepy reading anything that involves conversion therapy, that was a bit of a jolt to my senses but also it was very brief and exclusively from teachers and not from parents at all so it was alright.
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