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不做告别

Han Kang

4.09 AVERAGE

pikkumarja's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Han Kang on upea kirjailija, Nobelinsa ansainnut todella! Älä jätä hyvästejä on Han Kangin neljäs suomennettu romaani ja ehkä romaaneista monitulkintaisin ja "runollisin", mutta ainoastaan hyvällä tavalla.

Älä jätä hyvästejä on tarina muistamisen tärkeydestä ja muistojen painavuudesta. Kirjailijalle tyypillisesti teoksessa käsitellään Korean historian hirmutekoja, tässä Jejun saaren kansannousua ja sen yhteydessä ja myöhemmin tapahtuneita joukkomurhia. Yleensä keskiössä on naiset ja lapset, niin tässäkin. Toisessa tasossa minäkertoja Gyeongha ja ystävänsä Inseon yrittävät pärjätä onnettomuuden ja lumimyräkän sisällä.

Aivan upea!

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poutyspice987's review against another edition

4.0

This book was a wonderful book. Personally, it took me awhile to get into the book but I didn't give up because I really enjoy the author and her works. For a while, I felt like it was taking too long but once I arrived to Part Two of the book that was I was really getting into the book. The way to was able to bring an awareness of what happened on Jeju Island was well done. In my opinion, I think that the massacre should be talked about more often. As an American this should be an important part of our history and to make sure we never repeat this again. I just feel so angry by the fact that I had no idea about this historical event as an historical nerd. I truly think people should read this book and learn about the Jeju Massacre.

vicky523's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

herdgrace's review against another edition

4.0

such a shame because I love Han kang. Should have been shorter, which is bad because my copy was 200 pages only anyways

caricaribanban's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenniferhorn's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

caroreretini's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad

I would recommend reading this book in autumn or winter. I read it in summer and I believe this took away from my reading experience. If it hadn’t been a library loan, I would have put the book aside to during the colder months.

While reading We Do Not Part, I often felt like a heavy stone was sat upon my chest. I can very much see why Han Kang won the Nobel prize “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. I‘ve long had her other books on my radar, although I have to admit I’m still a bit scared to read the Vegetarian.

I also couldn’t help but draw parallels to what’s currently going on in Palestine. Though a different evil (ok not so different as far as US involvement is concerned), the feelings this book inspired in me are eerily similar.

„At some point, as the materials piled up and began to take on a clearer form, I could feel myself changing. To the point where it seemed nothing one human being did to another could ever shock me again…“

„In lieu of an answer, I placed my hand over the photo of the bones.

Over people who no longer had eyes or tongues.

Over people whose organs and muscles had rotted away.

Over what was no longer human – no.

Over what remained human even now.“