Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Human Acts by Han Kang

79 reviews

lesedir's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder

This book is about a piece of Korean history that I previously knew nothing about and I’m glad the introduction provided some useful context. Definitely not for everyone, this story is bleak, and there are many graphic descriptions of death and harm caused by the brutal crackdown of the government on student and labour movements. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.

claukv's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

oscarhp's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Murder

bolgenhaar's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol

eva_vva's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment

craggsya's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Suicide attempt

rosenbrook's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Emotional, gripping, and informative.
Human Acts is about the inhuman acts that we can perpetrate. This book describes graphic events, but never feels sadistic. What occurs is shocking, but not for shock value. The moments of darkness are nicely balanced with moments of humanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent

Minor: Genocide

emstermeegs's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Haunting and starkly written, darkly poetic. Pacing was all I wish had been better done towards the end, but this will stick with me for some time to come. Not a light story at all, but an important one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

emerentina's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt