Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Yu Pei-Yun

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robinks's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

Wow, this graphic novel is incredibly moving and powerful. There is so much information interwoven with one individual’s true story. Initially, I was thrown off by the jumps from background information to everyday vignettes, but I got used to it by the end and appreciated the context it all provided.
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lilybear3's review

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book is beautifully written and illustrated.  I like how the words are different colors basted on what language is being spoken.  I didn't know who Tsai Kun-lin was until reading this book.  This part of world history was unknown to me (from the U.S) so my hope is that many people get to read this book.  I am excited for the next volume.
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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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emotional informative fast-paced

3.0

There is so much information packed into this book, which unfortunately made it feel a bit dense at times. I'm not sure that 12-18-year-olds would necessarily pick this book up on their own, but it does have a lot of interesting information about Taiwan that a lot of students wouldn't necessarily know about.

I did like the art style, and thought that it fit the subject matter pretty well. I appreciated the fact that the art style changed when the period of life changed for the main character. It worked well for the overall tone of the book, and I am interested in seeing where the next volume goes.
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cantfindmybookmark's review

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challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.0

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