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tjrober2's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Such a horrifying and tender mediation on individual and collective struggles with grief, suffering, and trying to make sense of a world that kills a young boy like Dong-ho. As much as this is a novel about Dong-ho, it is also about the legacy and trauma still unraveling from the Gwangju uprising. In a sense, can Dong-ho’s story ever be completely told?
tonia0000's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
confusedgemini's review against another edition
5.0
Indescribably good.
Hands down one of the best books I have read. Possible my favourite book I read in 2021:)
Hands down one of the best books I have read. Possible my favourite book I read in 2021:)
sommerduft's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.75
blueinkandpaperstars's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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? No
4.0
zero_oclock's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
emuhly's review against another edition
4.5
absolutely gut wrenching to read but i’m not sorry i did — han kang layered each perspective of these events artfully and with such care. what deborah smith said in her introduction really stuck with me: “her novel, then, is both a personal and political response to these recent developments, and a reminder of the human acts of which we are all capable, the brutal and the tender, the base and the sublime.”
thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Death, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Child death, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail