so-soBook #2 done! I really liked the juxtaposition the second story held with the first one. I preferred Boxers, but Saints does a good job or showing you why certain Chinese found solace in the misinaries.
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so-soBook #2 done! I really liked the juxtaposition the second story held with the first one. I preferred Boxers, but Saints does a good job or showing you why certain Chinese found solace in the misinaries.
pickThe companion to Boxers, about a girl on the other side of the rebellion because she has converted to Christianity. This part was shorter but more intense at the end.
pickI liked this even more than Boxers, although of course they are interdependent. The lead-in to the main character's conversion to Christianity was hilarious (the raccoon! and its end!), while the ending was devastating, and the book covered so many emotions in between. I loved seeing the paired story. Wonderful, if quite sad.
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I can't stop thinking about this graphic novel. It has a similar sort of magical realism to Boxers. I feel like both of these stories are about growth and coming to terms with destiny. The ending is heartbreaking and hopeful and I loved it.
pick#EmojiMadness Day 15: The second part of the duology Boxers and Saints depicts 🤺- a truly remarkable graphic novel that touches on the nature of belief, good and evil, and what war does to people.
pickI knew nothing about the Boxer Rebellion. Makes me wonder about all the things I don‘t know. 😗 Boxers was stronger than Saints but both are fantastic. So glad one of my libraries (the one in a rich town) had it hiding in their stacks. 👏🏽👏🏽
pickI loved this duology. It was great to see the story from two different sides.
pick5⭐️ Another interesting look at the Boxer Rebellion, but at the POV of a Converted Chinese Christian girl. I now really want to read some of the " Further Reading " Mr GLY supplied in the back of both books.
pickThe second book in this set told the story of a female character from the first book. She took a different path but ended up in the same fight. Extremely interesting.
pickNot quite as strong as Boxers, but a worthwhile companion piece, featuring a Chinese Catholic. I've never really been able to get on board with Joan of Arc so that was probably part of the problem. I loved the content I just wanted a little more from it.
Next up I'm reading the two volume graphic novel Boxers and Saints. It's by the same author of American Born Chinese. Not pictured here is Boxers, because my youngest got to it first, and now I can't find it. #Readharder2017
pickRead at the 7th grader's request--and now I know I need to know more about the Boxer Rebellion! Perhaps the companion to this book will help.
