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montresaur's review
4.0
I have no real excuse for reading a little graphic novel from a failed line aimed at teenage girls, except that I liked My Faith in Frankie by this same team when they were doing it at Vertigo, and having a basically theoretical interest in martial arts. But it wound up being just as charming as MFiF was, though without the Vertigo bite or supernatural edge. Sonny Liew is a brilliant cartoonist, and I wish I had more of his work readily available.
Make no mistake, it's a young adult story with less edge than a John Hughes movie, but it's well done for what it is. It's honestly a shame that the Minx line collapsed so utterly, I'd brave the YA section of the library again for a chance to read more of this from Carey and Liew.
Make no mistake, it's a young adult story with less edge than a John Hughes movie, but it's well done for what it is. It's honestly a shame that the Minx line collapsed so utterly, I'd brave the YA section of the library again for a chance to read more of this from Carey and Liew.
rosmith's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
bkwrm127's review
4.0
Dixie is a Korean-American girl who studies martial arts and has a huge crush on Adam, another student in her martial arts class. For his birthday, she buys him a statue of a Korean fighter with her entrance fee money for the big competition. Unfortunately, Adam doesn't appreciate her gift and re-gifts it, and Dixie has to come up with the money for the entrance fee. A nice story with an interesting twist. I like the character of Dixie - she is a strong funny girl. And the ending is great!
haysm's review
4.0
Great pen-and-ink tale of first crushes, finding your power, and hapkido. Dik Seong Jen ('Dixie') is a young Korean American in LA with a black belt in hapkido whose crush on fellow black belt Adam presents complications. The LA riots and tension between the African-American and Korean communities following the Rodney King incident provide a political/social backdrop to a story about the National Hapkido Tournament and a misbegotten gift that keeps on...being given. Mike Carey writes the fabulous but very dark "The Unwritten" series; Re-Gifters is a better bet for all ages.
maidmarianlib's review
3.0
Pictures are wonderful, great with the martial arts action sequences. Story is nice but the ending does not flow.
gerry94's review
4.0
This book set in L.A. Korean Town is a very good book. I just begin reading it from sheer boredom, but it was pretty good. The book is kind of predictable though.
lirael's review
4.0
fiesty korean-american girl with a black belt in hapkido and a fierce temper and a mad crush on a clueless guy at school
elishaireland's review
challenging
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25