160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525573067
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Publication date: 19 February 2019
Description
Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color whiteWhile on a writer's residency, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,121 reviews
Moods
emotional 78%
sad 68%
dark 31%
challenging 17%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 11%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 8%
tense 4%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 29%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 49% | N/A: 38% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
N/A: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
N/A: 47% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 52% | No: 22% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 43% | No: 23% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Miscarriage, GriefModerate
DeathMinor
Death of parent, Animal death
160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525573067
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Publication date: 19 February 2019
Description
Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color whiteWhile on a writer's residency, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,121 reviews
Moods
emotional 78%
sad 68%
dark 31%
challenging 17%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 11%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 8%
tense 4%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 29%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 49% | N/A: 38% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
N/A: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
N/A: 47% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 52% | No: 22% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 43% | No: 23% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Miscarriage, GriefModerate
DeathMinor
Death of parent, Animal death