6/12/2023 0 Comments The magic fish trung le nguyenI didn’t quite understand how the story her aunt told related to that section of the book. I did struggle with the middle section, when Tien’s mom returned to Vietnam. It’s a simple and effective visual cue when, for example, a certain story triggers a memory. Nguyen uses a limited colour palette to great effect: red for the present, yellow for the past, and blue for fairy tales. I loved the thought Nguyen put into the clothing designs–which are exquisite!!!–and also how expressive all the characters are! How much personality we see through each expression, even when that particular character isn’t the focus, really breathe life and individuality into each character. It’s hard to say much else about the story itself, simply because Nguyen not only delivers on the promised story, but does it PERFECTLY. More importantly: it’s also about how storytelling is a language itself. The Magic Fish is about Tien, the son of Vietnamese immigrants, who struggles to find a way to come out to his parents, when he doesn’t have the word in Vietnamese for it. – Unsure on how the middle tale connects to the larger narrative – Stellar use of a limited colour palette Homophobia, specifically religious homophobia. Genre-appropriate depictions of blood, murder and violence. Published by Penguin Random House | RH Graphic ImprintĬannibalism. The Magic Fish is gentle and thoughtful and full of love and–there’s no avoiding the description fellas–absolutely magical.
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