Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Human Acts by Han Kang

96 reviews

sakisreads's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Self harm, Blood, and Police brutality

signeskov's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Violence, Torture, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, and Alcoholism

emmalouisereads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Gore, Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, War, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism

vaum's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

seaoftranquility's review against another edition

dark sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Police brutality, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

catandherbooks's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Probably should've taken my time reading this but couldn't help but devour it in two days. It's incredibly sad and heartbreaking, especially since it's based on real life events, but the writing is beautiful and these stories deserved to be told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Police brutality, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

martasshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Blood, Police brutality, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

bryn_u16's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death

seulgireads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Confinement, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Grief, Sexual assault, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Infertility, Cursing, Suicide, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Vomit, Self harm, Cancer, and Excrement

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Reflections on death and attempts at burying memories so as not to have to relive them conflicting with those who see no other option but to relive them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Cancer, Police brutality, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Body horror