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mscalls's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Torture
peanotsilent's review against another edition
5.0
How do you rate reality? Especially when it is an unspeakable tragedy we even now seem to be on the brink of frequently? We are bombarded with images of violence against protesters daily, and there are so many unseen others in places locked away from the world.
And so a man with a memory of such a place unburdens himself by telling his story, shorn of any rose coloured glasses. He dissects the sheer youth of the protestors, the palpable fear, and also the naivete, but above all the intense need for freedom- from constraints, and censorship, and cruelty.
There are obviously better academic and historical works out there. But this is Tiananmen from the eyes of someone who was there, and felt the hope and fear and loss of everyone on that square. Give it a read because what better way is there to understand how our pasts and futures are intertwined.
And so a man with a memory of such a place unburdens himself by telling his story, shorn of any rose coloured glasses. He dissects the sheer youth of the protestors, the palpable fear, and also the naivete, but above all the intense need for freedom- from constraints, and censorship, and cruelty.
There are obviously better academic and historical works out there. But this is Tiananmen from the eyes of someone who was there, and felt the hope and fear and loss of everyone on that square. Give it a read because what better way is there to understand how our pasts and futures are intertwined.
bookwormmichelle's review against another edition
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!
I got married on June 3, 1989. I woke up the next morning to . . . what happened on Tiananmen Square. I was a college student and I remember so intensely how I identified with the student protesters, and how horrifying what happened was--and yet how very different the world looked just a year later. I really enjoyed this graphic history of the protests narrated by an activist who was actually there. The events of 1989 shaped our world so much--I hope this excellent and accessible history reaches many of our young people who were not there then.
I got married on June 3, 1989. I woke up the next morning to . . . what happened on Tiananmen Square. I was a college student and I remember so intensely how I identified with the student protesters, and how horrifying what happened was--and yet how very different the world looked just a year later. I really enjoyed this graphic history of the protests narrated by an activist who was actually there. The events of 1989 shaped our world so much--I hope this excellent and accessible history reaches many of our young people who were not there then.
theartisangeek's review against another edition
3/4/20
This was my first time actually reading about what happened at the Tiananmen Square. I can imagine that summarising such a complex history must have been incredibly hard, and although I didn't understand everything, I think this comic did a great job. Would definitely recommend it.
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This was my first time actually reading about what happened at the Tiananmen Square. I can imagine that summarising such a complex history must have been incredibly hard, and although I didn't understand everything, I think this comic did a great job. Would definitely recommend it.
You can find me on
Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website
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