This was my first graphic novel, and I'm already looking forward to finding another one. It's much different from reading a novel, because a lot of what is normally described over pages in a novel is done pretty well with a couple of pictures. I liked the story, and the message was very clear. Every...
This trifold story illuminates the struggle of Chinese Americans in the face of adjusting to and being accepted within the American culture, but also staying true to self. The Monkey King, high schooler Jin Wang, and high schooler Danny (popular but embarrassed by visits from his Chinese cousin Chin...
Let's just say I heard great things about this book, and I was excited to read it. Sadly it was not meant to be.It was confusing, we had three stories (and I truly only liked Jin's story), they all connect and such, but sorry I am still confused as to how everything connects, how everything in the e...
I finished this book in tears, basically just nodding my head and whispering "This, this is what it is." It's not without its faults, but it connected with me so deeply as an Asian American that I can't give it less than 5 stars just because of the emotion tied to it. It was real and unflinching - S...
Everything in this wonderful graphic novel feels very straightforward at first -- the tripled narrative, the clarity of the artwork. But the story takes a few unexpected turns, which I won't spoil for you here, and which pulled me in more deeply than I realized at the time. The more I remember this ...
Gene Luen Yang’s newest graphic novel The Shadow Hero proves once again what a master of this medium Yang has become. In The Shadow Hero, Hank, an unassuming Chinese-American teen, is prodded by his disappointed mother into becoming a superhero. Hank surprises everyone when he succeeds with the help...
I wanted more. The stories were going well and then, bam...the end. What happened? I wanted more from Danny and Chin-Kee's stories. Only the monkey got his fair due.The graphics are beautiful. The book is well made and vibrant. The stories tell of important lessons learned. Readers of all ages are ...
All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl....
Nice twists on a familiar story. Liked the Monkey King story and the present-day sides of the story, but the way the stories dovetailed in the end didn't add to either.
I've been looking forward to reading ABC for a while, given the depressing lack of lit for an Asian-American teenager like myself to read about...well, being Asian-American. And I'm glad to say that I'm completely satisfied and faith-restored by it. This graphic novel really, really touched me. Whil...
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