At
first when attempting to read this book I found myself often wandering as I
have never attempted a graphic novel and struggled time to time. Having three
narratives mixed into one could create a problem for anyone. I found that the
individual pages were easy to read but the overall message I lost time to time
because of the multiple times having to start and stop when reading it. I also found myself very curious on how
students would react to this story and if they would be able to keep up with
it. I believe that many students would enjoy this book because it is so quick
to get through, but some people might struggle through the lack of words and
not being enticed by the story itself. While even I struggled at points, I know
for certain students this would not be a top choice and may lose some of the
class.
When
it comes to the story itself, by the title itself we could have guessed a lot
of things going on and guessed at what is possibly to come. The fact that the
three narratives are mixed in throughout helps with the feelings of how Jin
does not fit in with the school he now goes to. He is constantly part of the
unpopular crowd and sees himself as not fitting in which may relate with many
students at any age. Fitting in may be one of the toughest things for students
to do so the fact that this book uses that as a main point would help create
some pretty interesting discussions and class opinions.
My
main sticking point with this story was how Jin in the end stuck with his best
friend Wei-Chen and how he took Jin back after everything that happened. Best
friends always stick together through thick and thin and in the end this is a
similar story and is something that everyone should read about many times. The
best friend view is also something that can be taught and expanded on that many
students could relate within their own lives and use as a stepping stone for
friendships. This book has great teaching points, I am just not sure the book
would relate to everyone so the teacher would have to work hard to keep
everyone happy and excited about this book.
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