Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The End of August by Yu Miri

1 review

gracie_reads_everything's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Gave me a broad and deeper comprehension of the Korean occupation of Japan, loosely connected to the author’s family history. Very literary and sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Trafficking, Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, War, and Police brutality