Reviews

Displacement by Kiku Hughes

after_hours_reader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.5

amwright's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ashleythebard's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

“Being from the future meant very little when my education on the past was so limited.”

mfendrich's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mwidmer23's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

heatherhira's review against another edition

5.0

Kiku Hughes deftly weaves a powerful yet nuanced story of community trauma, and the effects left on subsequent generations through this framed narrative. Less so about the specific day to day life in the camps as Okubo’s Citizen 13660, this novel uses the time between the inciting events and our present day to examine the repercussions often felt by sansei and yonsei Nikkei, but which are usually not discussed and only rarely taught. This gorgeously-rendered fantastical story of a different time and place mourns the devastation of a cultural identity while still acknowledging the ways traditions evolve as families and communities heal.

bookscreentalk's review against another edition

3.0

A touching story about the incarceration of Japanese Americans in the US after World War II.
Although the artwork's stunning, the main ability of the character was never explained. Which felt a little odd to me. Why not just tell the history of your people without elaborate plot points to make it interesting?
A decent read though.

sukiyaks's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ehwesson's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this one made me cry. The art style and formatting make the book a very easy read. Would recommend. 

cocoanut7's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Good premise and bringing awareness to problems. Definitely opinionated politically.