The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla

The Boxer

Nikesh Shukla

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction young adult emotional medium-paced
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Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A seventeen-year-old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he's just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after...

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Community Reviews

3.87
based on 75 reviews

Moods

emotional: 72%

hopeful: 54%

inspiring: 45%

reflective: 45%

tense: 45%

sad: 36%

dark: 27%

challenging: 18%

funny: 18%

informative: 9%

Pace

36% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

90% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

45% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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