Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

22 reviews

stories's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

3.5

Engaging and accessible retelling of co-author Omar Mohamed’s experience growing up in a refugee camp. 

Certainly worth watching for a copy for the classroom, because it does a lovely job of telling the bare bones while leaving darker tragedies between the lines. 

Make sure you read the after notes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent, War, Grief, Pregnancy, Animal death, Misogyny, Death, and Gun violence

Minor forced arranged marriage

sarahamuller1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Animal death, Death of parent, Child death, and Suicide

booknerdsinmn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Violence

aus10england's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Oh, my heart. This is why graphic novel memoirs should exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

fayelilyc's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

krys_kilz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.5

This was a moving graphic novel and memoir. The artwork and coloring really complimented the storytelling.

In my opinion, it veered a little towards inspiration porn, which is common with stories about disabled folks as well as with refugee experiences written for a western audience. I don't want to judge too harshly though because from the author's note at the end it seems like it was a collaborative writing process and that Omar was satisfied with how his story was told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Ableism

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, and Animal death

animaepanda's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, and War

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide

kristinecircenis's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent

morganperks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Gun violence, Ableism, Animal death, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

daniellekat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I love how accessible the format of this book was to tell this beautiful, incredible story. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Ableism

Moderate: War, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Suicide