A review by underthejunipertree
Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Finally got around to reading Lee’s debut! 

 

I recall Lee saying in an interview that she loved to present characters with impossible dilemmas, and… she has truly delivered in this regard. There was no easy, right answer in sight, and I read to know what unenviable choice Carr would ultimately make. 

 

The writing isn’t as refined as it is in The Greenbone saga, which is to say that Lee’s writing has matured exquisitely as her career progressed. The love of the fight remains burning bright, and though I sometimes found myself skimming through zero boxing matches with lower stakes, I was utterly engrossed in the matches that mattered, tremendously. 

3.75-4