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A review by sarah984
Two Nails, One Love by Alden M. Hayashi
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a sweet little historical fiction story about a gay Japanese American man reconnecting with his mother as she grapples with her past as someone who was forced into an interment camp and then deported to Japan during the Second World War.
Graphic: Confinement and Grief
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit