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A review by lelliereads
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
5.0
Synopsis: In fairy tales, the prince falls in love with the princess. But Tien has a different story to tell. His parents are refugees struggling to learn English, and he doesn't know how to come out to them in Vietnamese. If he doesn't have the right words, how can he ever know if his parents will accept him? The answer is in fairy tales-- a language that Tien and his parents share.
Tien is the son of Vietnamese immigrants and to help them practice English, he reads them stories in the evening. There are 3 fairy tales that weave into what is happening to the characters in real life. This also parallels how fairy tales exist across cultures and that there are many versions of the same story across the world.
The ending of this book made me tear up, which is a rare feat for me since I don't cry a lot. This book is emotional and reminded me a bit of the graphic novel called 'Seconds'.
I got this graphic novel as a part of rainbow crate. I got a subscription to help further diversify my reads and this definitely did that. (Not an ad I was just really pleased with my first month introducing me to this stunning book!) The main characters are Vietnamese immigrants and their teenaged son Tien is gay. This is a stunning graphic novel and I can't believe that it's a debut. I would recommend this to anyone who loves graphic novels, Asian/Vietnamese stories, fairy tales, and/or LGBTQ+ books.
Tien is the son of Vietnamese immigrants and to help them practice English, he reads them stories in the evening. There are 3 fairy tales that weave into what is happening to the characters in real life. This also parallels how fairy tales exist across cultures and that there are many versions of the same story across the world.
The ending of this book made me tear up, which is a rare feat for me since I don't cry a lot. This book is emotional and reminded me a bit of the graphic novel called 'Seconds'.
I got this graphic novel as a part of rainbow crate. I got a subscription to help further diversify my reads and this definitely did that. (Not an ad I was just really pleased with my first month introducing me to this stunning book!) The main characters are Vietnamese immigrants and their teenaged son Tien is gay. This is a stunning graphic novel and I can't believe that it's a debut. I would recommend this to anyone who loves graphic novels, Asian/Vietnamese stories, fairy tales, and/or LGBTQ+ books.