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koreanlinda's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I really enjoyed reading this book. Of course, it is not all happy feelings, and in fact, the first half of the book made me feel quite depressed. However, it gets more hopeful afterward. People who were fed government propaganda later learned the truth about the dictatorship and joined the democracy movement. The ending made me cry a lot. It was moving to witness so many people coming together for a common cause.
Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in March 2024
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Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in March 2024
Personal essays on DefinitelyNotOkay.com
Artwork on Instagram @KoreanLinda
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism
sisa_moyo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
A graphic novel with various art styles about the pro-democracy movements in South Korea in the 1980s. About how political ideologies can be weaponised and villainised for personal gain and power and how change, revolution, entire regimes are toppled by ordinary people, students, mothers, sisters coming together.
Short yet concise and highly informative.
Short yet concise and highly informative.
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