Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Human Acts by Han Kang

17 reviews

mustlovemaps's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Police brutality, and Gun violence

vaticanskank's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

this was a beautiful, difficult exploration of the trauma left by the gwangju uprising in korea. through a cast of linked characters, each in their own voices, the human story at the heart of a now-infamous political event unfolds. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and War

Minor: Suicide

emmaoswald's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and War

kafe_kona's review

emotional 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? N/A

4.75

I definitely recommend doing some background reading on the Gwangju Uprising before reading this to get a better sense of the plot and why things (the violence) happen the way they are in the book. There is a section in the beginning that briefly describes the uprising though.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

seasidess's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

strrygo's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

never before has a book hurt me this much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

tamtam01's review

challenging dark reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Torture, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, and Vomit