Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang: #1

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  Unleash The Fanboy - Max Delgado

  Sep 06, 2013

  Both volumes are beautifully illustrated, masterfully structured, and appropriately subtle — for those of you who read American Born Chinese and were turned-off by the blatant symbolism and thesis-ready literary themes, you won't find anything that overt here. The notesGene Luen Yang plays are gentler, although he still holds onto elements of slapstick which might annoy some older readers. Still, Boxers and Saints marks a quantum leap for Gene Luen Yang; it's funny, tragic, complicated and hopeful. Read Full Review