Reviews with content warning for Death - Human Acts

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samarakroeger's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

an incredibly powerful book, even if I didn't love some of the writing decisions made. the tone felt a little off to me, veering into a melodrama I could live without.

it's haunting and terrifying, mostly because it's real. a book you won't be likely to forget anytime soon.

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jiao_li's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-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

3.75

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sakisreads's review

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

✨ Thrifted ✨

Wow. What a challenging set of stories 🥲 It is incredibly gory and harsh and so I found it quite challenging to get through.
I didn’t have a clue about the historical events so it was eye-opening to read fictionalised accounts on it.

When I first read Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, I wasn’t sure how to process it as it was so heavy. This one was definitely the same but I managed it in the end. Trigger warnings are included below 🥺

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eve_kadou's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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red_dawn's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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paperboundwords's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

3.5

This was a difficult read emotionally. Loved the writing style - every person has their own style in this book, they are first and foremost individuals bound by the same horrific events. And I say person not character, because these snippets are based on people who lived those moments in Gwangju. Not all is fact, but all is real and raw.

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signeskov's review

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dark emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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emmalouisereads's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is quite a tough read. It portrays the atrocities of the event very vividly.

The book uses different writing styles, such as some chapters being in second person (although not the same consistent ‘you’ throughout), and one chapter told from the perspective of one of the dead. Although these were interesting, I personally found it quite hard to follow the plot because of it.

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