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Oct 29, 2016black_cat_9072 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Boxers and Saints books were recommended to me by a friend of mine who is really into history and graphic novels. This book shows the horrors and truths of war and invasions without being biased for one side, which I loved. The companion book, Saints, tells nearly the same story, but from the perspective of the opposite side. So seldom have I seen a book about the Boxer Rebellion that paints the Boxers as human beings who were simply fighting for what they believed was right. Nothing is white-washed, the characters are very lively and the setting is (so far as I can tell) extremely accurate and well-researched. This book offers no Pollyanna ending, although to figure out what truly happened and answer some of the questions that may have been haunting you, you should read 'Saints' as well. Instead, Boxers shows that we seldom get our perfect, fairytale endings and we seldom stay pure in our motives and virtues, but occasionally, we make it through. We survive, against the odds. It's beautiful. I'd recommend reading this for a fresh perspective on the standard historical fiction work.