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A review by oltombom
Boxers by Gene Luen Yang
4.0
This was excellent and bleak. It is the first of two books about the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in 1899. This was when some of the Chinese people fought against the Europeans and Chinese collaborators (like Christian converts). This book is from the Chinese, Boxer perspective. I really like the mix of natural and supernatural in Gene Luen Yang's graphic novels. The main characters are guided and empowered by Chinese ancestors and gods/goddesses. Sometimes their guides tell the characters to do some terrible things in order to win, and they have to decide whether or not to follow their commands.
This was the first graphic novel I read by Gene Luen Yang, and it had a few instances of objectifying women. I really like the author's graphic novels, except for these moments, so it is disappointing to come across the very few objectifying comments. This book was published in 2013, and hopefully he has learned and changed over the years.
This was the first graphic novel I read by Gene Luen Yang, and it had a few instances of objectifying women. I really like the author's graphic novels, except for these moments, so it is disappointing to come across the very few objectifying comments. This book was published in 2013, and hopefully he has learned and changed over the years.