A review by ezwolf
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

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

5.0

I think it's important that while I excitedly read every queer book I can get my hands on now that they're a bit more commonplace, it's important to also read books that are not only from the white queer perspective. 

The way that the stories Tiến and his mother read parallel the stories of his life and his mother's was done fabulously and I love the way that similar stories are told all over the world but with each culture's influence. 

The ending of the last story Tiến's mother tells to him and the way it does a very good job of show not tell was great and I was tearing up at the end. 
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