Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Human Acts by Han Kang

72 reviews

moonshine__'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Torture and Suicide

makennadykstra's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Hate crime, Medical content, Body horror, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, and War

cyberhavok's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infertility, and Suicide

lillyll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Torture, Blood, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, and Child death

gokurakuji's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense

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

4.25

another book i wanted to enjoy more

i went into the book with a preconceived notion of what the structure would be like based on the summary but my prediction(?) was OFF. so i think that threw off my enjoyment.

but the horrifying knowledge that this book is based off history that i had 0 prior knowledge of (minus the name “gwangju uprising”) was frightening.

but the last chapter? it really made me come to appreciate the book as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Torture, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, and Violence

rockin_robyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

sugarloaded's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was my third Han Kang book (I had read The Vegetarian last year and Greek Lessons a couple of months ago). Han Kang writes magnificently. This is definitely a book that will stay with me. Really heavy on a lot of triggering topics. Please tread carefully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Gore, Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual violence

keiiiiiiii's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

mjtal's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Suicide and Cancer

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Death