431 reviews for:

Saha

Cho Nam-joo

3.08 AVERAGE

sarah984's review

4.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was a really interesting book looking at the commodification of bodies and whose lives have value in an authoritarian capitalist society. It's told in a series of loosely connected character vignettes about people who live in Saha Estates, an abandoned apartment building run as a sort of co-op by non-citizens. Sahas are despised but needed for menial jobs citizens don't want to do. I docked a star because things started to get a bit silly near the end with the action scenes, but I liked the actual conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pregnancy, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Deportation

laurastephanie99's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious reflective 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: No

kizzy666's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

jadein's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

vaiettuverso's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shameelaa_'s review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious

marakaram's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gohoubi's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

hitch's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

alanacrdaly's review against another edition

2.0

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Not sure whether it was down to poor translation or just a bad plot and lack of characterisation, but this did not live up to her first book