Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Human Acts by Han Kang

47 reviews

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

nickoliver's review

emotional sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

This was absolutely heartbreaking to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Child death, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual violence

ceedy's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

sameerareads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

valpuri's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Confinement, Child death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infertility, Terminal illness, and Cancer

svkls2348's review

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Torture

jojohanna's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, and Gore