A review by imiji
Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

really interesting to see the starting point of one of my favorite authors. i WISH there had been more range here -- the characters feel like cardboard cutouts and the plot is uneven, with an ending that feels distinctly like a cop-out after the fascinating political questions the book brings up within its world. women are written especially poorly and the stance on eugenics is NOT thought through :') but this does bring fonda lee's characteristic knife-sharp perspective and loving attention to detail on worldbuilding, her amazing corporeality in fight scenes, her consuming observational lens when it comes to the nature of passion and sacrifice in service to a craft.