Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

6 reviews

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

This book is incredible! 

I loved how Lina was able to see herself in books and learn to express herself through her art. The friends she made totally warmed my heart and I loved the school board meeting when people got up to defend the sweet book that her classmate’s mom found divisive. 

I also loved how the author used her own experience coming to the US as the story for a side character (who was one of my favorite characters). So many important lessons in this book ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Miscarriage

xandraj's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage

lettuce_read's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Cancer, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Deportation, and Miscarriage

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A+ Realistic middle grade fiction with a timely message about the importance of diverse books, the misguided intents of book banning (based on a true event), and the power of graphic novels. Lina is a middle schooler trying to find her feet in a new life as an immigrant, daughter, big sister, long-distance granddaughter, friend, English learner, artist, bath bomb designer, graphic novel enthusiast, and voice against selfishly ill-informed xenophobic censorship. It's … a lot. But she handles it with courage, some excellent help, and humor in a story that's relatable, revelatory, and entertaining. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage and Death

library_kb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

Another amazing Kelly Yang book--she writes characters that you empathize with so strongly, they are so well developed! I loved both Lina and her family, but also the care that Yang gave to side characters such as Carla and Finn. I think my greatest disappointment is that the graphic novels that are referenced in the story (at least some of them) are not real life books, because I think students will be asking to read them after reading this story! Highly recommend for middle school and up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia