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siriface's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death, Racism, and Grief
seyoh11's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
syntaxx's review
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I liked this book because it gave an interesting perspective of the Korean War but the story and narrative itself didn’t really do very much for me
ellytheskelly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
Currently reading through Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's works, this was the first. It was ok? It felt confusing to me to follow what was going on at times.
annelisegordon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
_lish_'s review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, and Death of parent
terranovanz's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
girlaiko's review
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mothling's review against another edition
3.75
picked this one of the new book shelf at the library, if i had known it was a graphic novel retelling of a korean classic, i probably wouldn't have done so? which would have been a shame, bc this one is quite good! i tend to avoid graphic novel retellings - i always get it in my head i'm going to read the original at some point. this is a really good graphic novel though, and while it doesn't make me want to explore the original, it definitely paints a very painful, aching, story of war-torn korea. the illustrations and the emotions they evoke really amplifies the story. it's uncomfortable and unsettling and melancholy, but it holds beautiful seeds of humanity in fragile hand and i was really impressed.