![]() ![]() "Saints" is much shorter than "Boxers," but it did a fabulous job of showing the other side. They serve as motivation in some ways, sure. ![]() I feel that it's done well, though the characters don't really ever address their emotions in regards to those losses. Bao and company do indeed slash some throats and stab some hearts, so don't go into this expecting the violence to happen off-page.īoth books deal with a variety of losses: of loved ones, of culture, of faith. Based on the book's summary, I was expecting elements of war, but I was not expecting it to be as dark as it was. Little Bao is leading a rebellion, and he does whatever he feels is necessary to thwart the "Devils" (foreign Christians) and "secondary Devils" (Chinese Christians). I loved how "Boxers" isn't your typical hero tale, where the hero is all about doing good by everyone and unwilling to get his hands dirty. My familiarity with the Boxer Rebellion was strictly with the name-I'd heard of it, but I couldn't have told you anything about what it was, or when. Saints is a companion novel, yes, but it's not as involved as Boxers, and reading the little epilogue in Saints before reading Boxers won't have the same effect. I wanted to review both books together, so I'm glad this boxed set was listed. ![]()
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