Reviews

Saints by Gene Luen Yang

amanda1793's review

4.0

A great companion and finish to this tale.

I particularly enjoyed seeing the main character find herself in this one. Seeing Joan of Arc was very interesting in this story especially seeing how the girl was seeing how Joan's story in some ways matched hers.

The continuation of seeing the two religions collide in one place was very interesting. The end of both stories featured in this book was very enlightening.

annashiv's review

5.0

Of course you can't read this book on it's own, the first book is necessary in order to understand what is going on in this book. I'm not sure what to think about the visions Vibiana has as well as the gods in the other book. I don't quite understand what their use is, but overall I really enjoyed these and I think it helped me to see how wars start and why and also why it's bad to start a war and what the cost is.

robbiesbookshelf's review

dark emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kate_in_a_book's review

adventurous informative fast-paced

4.25

skiwi's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pcarney's review

3.0

Easier to read after reading Boxers. I think I liked this story better

gracepizza40's review

3.0

3.3

gellyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

joana_stormblessed's review

5.0

great book and it really added to the story. this was really good

roseleaf24's review

4.0

I'm glad that most of the lists and review outlets consider Boxers and Saints together, because they really are a unit. I don't think this was quite as balanced a view of Christianity as it could have been. It was an amazing presentation of one life in a very complicated war, and what brought her to be on the "side" she was on. I love the way the stories combine, and how simply the format allows the idea that concepts such as right and wrong and winnersin war are not so simple at all.