Reviews

The Story of Lee: Volume 3 of 3 by Piarelle, Sean Michael Wilson

noregrets4life33's review against another edition

3.0

This was a nice but meaningful little manga about a chinese girl who falls in love with a scottish guy. It was layered with notes of xenophobia, abuse, and death though (but not in an extreme way). The author was definitely trying to show how his characters reacted to many difficult things to deal with in life, but it was done in a very readable way. This was very easy to read. I would consider following along in the series if my library has the rest. I find it interesting that both the leads main criteria for love interests is that they be the opposite race. The girl wanted to only date western guys, and the guy only wanted to date oriental girls. The more I think on this book, the more layers of messages I see in regards to hot button issues. It was more of a thinking man's manga. I'd say give it a shot if you're looking for something a bit more grounded in reality.

mxmaggie__'s review against another edition

2.0

Lee the protagonist is the most enjoyable character, a Hong Kong student studying aboard in Scotland and living with her Scottish boyfriend. Her boyfriend is insufferable, pseudo deep thinker who listens to podcasts and cries? This is the 3rd book in the series and I felt like I was missing out on some things. Like yeah her boyfriend was the actual worst, but

Spoiler

she broke up with him because he didn't prioritize school enough and I felt like that had only just started to be a thing (so maybe it had been leading up to it)

. We briefly spend time in Hong Kong and learn about youth activism there, but also how because of a protest her dad was hurt? There are also other young men in Scotland who I also didn't enjoy. Also this is apparently volume 3 of 3 and did not feel like the end. I enjoyed the artwork, it looked like manga. There's sex on a page (under the sheets but still on the page for a few panels), I imagine some college students would like it.

booksrbrainfood's review against another edition

3.0

I didn’t read the prior volumes and would have been better able to judge this one with the background.

I really enjoyed the artwork. It is what initially attracted me to this title.

The story is compelling but I think I would have been more invested in the characters if I had read the prior volumes.

All in all, I still enjoyed this and would recommend it if you like graphic novels with a manga style to them. This one has a lot to offer.

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