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Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim

16 reviews

angelaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great. Crying. Ugh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual violence, War, Xenophobia, and Confinement

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Infertility

og_tomatogirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

Moderate: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, War, and Addiction

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

pvbobrien's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Excrement, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Addiction, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

internationalreads's review

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

aroseshaw's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim is an achingly beautiful epic historical fiction set in Korea spanning the Korean independence movement from 1917-1965. The story centers around Jade, a young girl sold into an apprenticeship and trained as a courtesan, JungHo, an impoverished street kid turned gang leader and eventually a communist sympathizer, and HanChol, a rickshaw driver with high aspirations. Their stories all intertwine to show the devastation of Japanese occupation, the elation of an independent Korea, and torment of a subsequently divided nation.

I loved this book. I am largely ignorant of the history of Korea but the author’s skilled weaving of folklore and history allows the reader to experience the characters’ culture and important moments in Korea’s history. At times the story is a slow-burn at times you can’t resist the next page. The writing in this book is beautiful. A stunning debut novel.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Highly recommend for any lover of historical fiction.

TW: brutality, murder, rape

Thank you to NetGalley and Ecco for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Torture

beaconhillbooks's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Domestic abuse