Reviews

La Clase de Griego / Greek Lessons by Han Kang

yakimaverlinde's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

katiebonnyman's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

susannedeheer's review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

everbevers's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

catucousi's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

jess_oc's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

ba6a's review against another edition

3.0

so good when it's good so boring when it's boring

gildius's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

valeriaperez261's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

An ode to loneliness, language, identity and academia. To wanting to be understood by yourself and yearning to be understood and loved by others. 

Han Kang is a magnificent writer, the poetical lyricism of the book and how it ties up with the strange characters; their characteristic sense of dread has me baffled. These same characters are so unique but so broadly relatable and the way the writer uses these very “quirks” to signify a very universal feeling is very compelling. 

Its a rather short book that doesn’t really have any conclusion or any kind of solid course of development, but i greatly think this is where its charm lies; on the impossibility of it all and the way it constructed a feeling you can’t easily shake off. 

I am super glad I read this, defffffffff will be reading more of her work.

brunogcarr's review against another edition

2.0

Depois de uma experiência de arrebatamento violento com "A vegetariana" e de um intenso "Atos humanos", livros em que toda a palavra era força e propósito, tive uma desilusão com "O livro branco". Ao contrário dos anteriores, senti-o como uma colagem de pequenas passagens (aqui e ali bem conseguidas), sem grande força coletiva. Cheguei a este "Lições de grego" na esperança de encontrar a Han Kang dos primeiros livros, mas a presença de uma linguagem poética em algumas passagens do livro não é suficiente para o resgatar do aborrecimento.
Leva mais meia estrela pelas páginas finais.