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Boxers
by Gene Luen Yang
Wow. This graphic novel definitely left me thinking. The main character is a young Chinese man whose mentor is killed by the "foreign devils" (I don't think that's a spoiler since it happens in the first part of the book, I'm sorry if it is). He then becomes a part (if not the leader) of a group of Chinese who try to fight against the foreigners and regain China for the Chinese. Often the main characters kill innocent men. They kill Christians just for being Christian and they kill women and children too in time. It is hard to read, but you also see the torment that the protagonist goes through. These are not easy choices and he is truly fighting for China. Much like the protagonist in Saints he is not sure what his supernatural guide is telling him and he isn't sure if what he is being told is the right thing to do. He is torn between his conscience and what he feels he must do to save China. Read these books now.