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A review by aoosterwyk
Saints by Gene Luen Yang
4.0
Reading both of these books increases the enjoyment and meaning of each, exponentially.
A discussion of these books could translate into a whole Western Civ. meets Asian Studies class. And then there is the whole Women's Issues seminar.
Yang weaves these two perspectives together masterfully. The "aha" moments when you realize you've seen this scene before are wondrous. The moment when I realized that Joan and Four-Girl and Bao were working to the same purpose was illuminating. And the multiple perspectives were thought provoking.
I will be ordering these for my middle school.
A discussion of these books could translate into a whole Western Civ. meets Asian Studies class. And then there is the whole Women's Issues seminar.
Yang weaves these two perspectives together masterfully. The "aha" moments when you realize you've seen this scene before are wondrous. The moment when I realized that Joan and Four-Girl and Bao were working to the same purpose was illuminating. And the multiple perspectives were thought provoking.
I will be ordering these for my middle school.