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samchase112's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Murder and War
cupcakesweetheart804's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence and War
handful_of_frogs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, War, and Deportation
robinks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Excrement, Police brutality, War, and Deportation
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racism, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War
Incarceration camps, disconnection, WWII, Donald Trump, Pearl Habor, Anti-Muslim rhetoric (critical stance), Anti-Black racism, Pearl Habor, Civil Rights Movement, cigarettes, starvation, suffering, poor living conditions.sallytiffany's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Deportation
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and War
emily_mh's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Grief, and War
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Major: Japanese-American incarceration camps Moderate: forced separation fro loved ones, loss of a loved one Minor: nuclear warfaremerle_bookdragon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
We follow the main character Kiku, who gets "displaced" multiple times throughout the story. She experiences memory flashbacks loosely following the trail of her grandma, who was detained in the camps with her parents.
The third time Kiku "travels back through memory" she seemingly stays for numerous month in the memory and experiences the camps for herself. She learns that much of what she learned through school and her mom was incorrect or falsified, but most of what she experiences in camp is entirely new to her because the events are barely talked about. Both by the American administration to cover up their crimes but also by the Nikkei community itself.
When Kiku returns to reality only a few minutes seem to have passed and she speaks to her mom about her experience who admits that she went through the same experience when she was younger. The story is framed by TV news of Donald Trump running for president and the announcement and coverage of new regulations and detention camps affecting the Muslim and Latinx communities of the US.
This graphic novel is certainly not a light read but I still enjoyed it very much. It taught me (a German person) more about the camps than I ever learned before and while it was sad and heartbreaking most of the time, it was important too. I found this story through a university class I am taking about teaching literature at school and we discussed the applicability of this novel in a classroom environment. While I am not studying to become a teacher I would certainly recommend this graphic novel as it covers an important historical event in a very approachable manner. Both the art style and the language are simple enough to understand even for lower class students or English beginners while not taking anything away from the story itself.
Graphic: Confinement and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence
sofiefarmer's review
- 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
I highly recommend this book for people wanting to learn more about Japanese incarceration camps and the impacts of generational trauma.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Xenophobia
jaycloud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence
I learned a lot from this book. i love the ending and how it looks for a better future