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Such a creative way of telling the story of China‘s Boxer Movement, aka Society of Righteousness and Harmonious Fists and the Relief of Peking (battle.) I‘m looking forward to reading the companion book, Saints, to learn about the other side of history. Two sides to each story.
#Booked2022 ~ Set in China

Made quick work with this one, but I enjoyed it
A nice refresher on the Boxer rebellion in China. Now off to read Saints!

Interesting graphic novel based on Chinese history I knew nothing about. Gene luen yang is amazing and I‘m intrigued to read Saints now, which is the other side to this story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Historical fiction graphic novel set during the Boxer rebellion in China, but with magic! I liked the martial arts and the Chinese spirits.

This graphic novel tells the story of Little Bao, a young man who takes part in the Boxer Rebellion. He wants to fight for China, oust the foreigners who are taking control of religion and the government, protect his family, but will he be able to live with the choices he makes? Great characters. Action packed. But probably not for middle grade kids since there is a lot of violence..

I have this, but (and you know what's coming next) I still haven't read it. 😂

#TheBoxer #WinterWonderland @TrishB @Cinfhen

Fun way to start non fiction November! China 1898, learning about a place and time I know little about.

Just as great as everyone says, albeit violent and with troubled (but I imagine accurate) gender dynamics. An exceptional window in a different time, place, and worldview. Starting the “next” one now!

4/5

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. I didn't expect the magical realism, or how incredibly sad this would be. It's one of those stories where the tragedy is mostly in the choices the characters make, and it's more heartbreaking for it.

This was a very interesting history of the Boxer Rebellion. US students (at least where I went to school) learn about this period of Chinese history only briefly, and of course the brutality that people lived through and experienced is glossed over in textbooks. I went ahead and borrowed Saints from my library right after I finished this!

I read Saints a while ago and have been patiently waiting for this one to come available at the library.

Once you accept that waking up at 4:30 am is the new normal for your body, it‘s not so bad. Enjoying this book while drinking my coffee under 5 blankets. -5 F degrees outside and pretty cold inside.

This was a fascinating look at a period of history I was not at all familiar with. As always, Gene Luen Yang is amazing.

5⭐️For a subject that I don't know too much about, I enjoyed this one. In school I don't remember too many details about the Boxer Rebellion, and it was interesting to read this from the point of view of a Boxer. Excited to read Saints next

I really don't know how to express what I feel about this duo, but I know that it was good. It was a very interesting look at both sides of a conflict that I really don't know much about, but I feel like the lesson can be applied to any similar situation. I love GLY and all he has done. These were no exception.

I can't decide if the arrow means that Master Big Belly punches Little Bao or if he is secretly an airbender. GLY did make the A:TLA graphic novels, after all 🤓😄

This was a beautifully drawn and stories depiction of the boxer rebellion. I loved the opera costumes and the rituals. Very excited for Saints.

The frequency with which I find Hamilton lyrics in books is approaching absurdity.

Excellent graphic novel about the Boxer Rebellion from the perspective of one of the rebels. I loved the colours and the moral ambiguity in this. Definitely pick it up if you're a graphic novel reader.

Youngest returned this to me now that he's on to Saints. 😂

I really appreciated reading a novel about an anti-colonial rebellion, especially from the perspective of a resistance fighter. I'm glad it's a perspective the author explored, despite having said the resistance fighters resemble terrorists. Because of that comment, I don't think I'll read the companion graphic novel, which doesn't take on exactly the opposing viewpoint of the conflict (which would be the colonizer), but it's close enough.

Starting Boxers today so I can return it to the library tomorrow! I really wish they had Saints, the second part of this story which focuses on the opposite side of the Boxer rebellion.

Finally read this half of the Boxers and Saints duo. Just as good, this volume looks at the motivations of those defending China and Chinese traditions during the Boxer Rebellion. And now I really need to read both Monkey and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.