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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
This was a great duo. I really enjoyed Boxers, especially. I learned so much. Seeing the other side was a fantastic touch. I've read 3 of the 5 nominations for the National Book Award, and I hope that this is what gets it. Don't get me wrong, I liked the other two. But these were special and really well done. The characters and the art were fantastic. I think I'll end up buying these two because I will definitely want to revisit them.
Give them a try, even if you're not usually a graphic novels person!
Give them a try, even if you're not usually a graphic novels person!
- These books are the same story, but told from different perspectives. It was hard to know who was good and who was bad.
- The endings are sad and depressing.
- There is quite a bit of violence, especially in Boxers. It didn't really bug me, but there is a lot of brutal things.
- There is also some talk about the female menstrual cycle. That was awkward, weird, and gross.
- I felt sad for both Bao and Vibiana. They were both fighting for something they believed to be good, but nothing really good came out of their efforts.
- I wonder how much of these stories are true. I know some Chinese had a hard time westernizing everything.
- The endings are sad and depressing.
- There is quite a bit of violence, especially in Boxers. It didn't really bug me, but there is a lot of brutal things.
- There is also some talk about the female menstrual cycle. That was awkward, weird, and gross.
- I felt sad for both Bao and Vibiana. They were both fighting for something they believed to be good, but nothing really good came out of their efforts.
- I wonder how much of these stories are true. I know some Chinese had a hard time westernizing everything.
This book was fantastic. I love that I’ve been on a graphic novel kick recently and this is the latest installment. I didn’t know much about the boxer rebellion and after reading this book, I definitely want to read more of it. I really enjoyed the story telling aspect of this book as much as the historical aspect. I also like that there is a second part from a different point of view which brings a lot of differences to it as well. Overall, I highly recommend this book!!
I read these out of order (oops!) but doesn’t really matter. Telling the story of the Boxer Rebellion in China, first from the perspective of a country boy turned kung fu master channeling the spirit of the first ruler of China. There are 2 (or really thousands) of sides to every story.
Really dig Gene Luen Yang's stuff (read American Born Chinese in college). This one is thick but still got through it in a morning. Really love how complicated and messy things get as it goes, and is well paced and hard to put down. Looking forward to reading Saints next, and maybe learning a bit more about the Boxer Uprising in general.
I think it's interesting to read about history in a comic format because I've always been quite terrible in history but I do enjoy reading interesting stories. This was weirder than Saints and I think I liked Saints more. Maybe because the main character wasn't that likable in this one.
liked it, didn't love it. nice history and mythology without being too teachy. enjoyed the art. will read the sequel.
Maybe I'm misinterpreting the intent of this book. Considering how much attention and promotion it's received (much of which I've read), that seems odd. I've read most (maybe all) of Yang's published work, and seen him speak. I dig him, as a creator of stories.
But I get the impression that a duo-work like this (and Saints) was created to portray both sides of the story. The story of the Boxer rebellion. And it kinda does.
But why does Boxers get to be almost double the length of Saints?
I left the experience of reading both volumes in quick succession feeling deflated. And not particularly enlightened. And just a little bit misled.
But I get the impression that a duo-work like this (and Saints) was created to portray both sides of the story. The story of the Boxer rebellion. And it kinda does.
But why does Boxers get to be almost double the length of Saints?
I left the experience of reading both volumes in quick succession feeling deflated. And not particularly enlightened. And just a little bit misled.