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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.
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder