stories's review against another edition
3.5
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.
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 marriagebookswithlauren's review against another edition
5.0
With such an important and relevant story to tell, the graphic novel route was a great choice. Having the visuals to go along with the text and speech throughout only gives the reader a more in-depth experience with a situation that thousands and thousands of people in the world experience.
'When Stars Are Scattered' took me on a journey with two brothers and with my emotions. It is both a powerful and educational story and I loved every single moment of this reading experience.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, War, Grief, Abandonment, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism
krys_kilz's review against another edition
4.5
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.
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
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, and War
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide
morganperks's review against another edition
5.0
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
laurao's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
rain08's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, War, Sexism, Gun violence, and Pregnancy
schaarzy's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: War, Abandonment, and Sexism
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, War, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Animal death, and Bullying
faranae's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Animal death, Drug abuse, Ableism, War, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Bullying
Depicts a refugee's life over the course of over a decade, including chronic hunger and deep poverty. Some readers may like to know how the author's life turned out to get through the more difficult material: