Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Human Acts by Han Kang

29 reviews

jessiejessj's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book was gut-wrenching, heart breaking, uncomfortable, disgusting, and yet? It was beautiful. The way it’s written is stunning, and I loved the way each chapter was written by a different voice connected to the protagonist. It felt like reading the story for seven different points of view, but each point of view was adding to the story as opposed to re-telling the same part. I read this book as a recommendation from Kim Namjoon, and it broke my heart, but I feel better for having read it. I am in awe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

eo__'s review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

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

donotfeedthebirds's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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This book is brutally beautiful. I found it sometimes overwhelming, the level of detail in which the abject horror of this uprising is narrated. That said, it is worth pushing through when it's uncomfortable because I think the story is so outstanding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

graceagy's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail

kranfka's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

tamtam01's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

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

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

nickoliver's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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: Yes

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This was absolutely heartbreaking to read.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual violence, Death of parent

doseogwan's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Die deutsche Übersetzung ist gelungen. 
Ein Buch, das mir unter die Haut ging und dessen Bilder mir in unterschiedlichen Situationen immer wieder in den Sinn kommen. Ein Roman über ein Massaker, keine einfache Kost, aber mit Bravour geschrieben. Speziell die unkonventionelle Erzählperspektive im ersten Teil des Buches lässt alles näher und unmittelbarer erscheinen. 
Ein Massaker vor mittlerweile über 40 Jahren, das lange keine Aufarbeitung erfahren hat und Menschen, die mit diesen schrecklichen Erfahrungen alleine gelassen wurden; dazu gebracht wurden, darüber zu schweigen. Ein wichtiges Buch, ein hartes Buch zu lesen, trotzdem einfühlsam und zart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Suicide attempt

ceedy's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

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