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224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846275975
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 03 November 2016
Description
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconne...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,700 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
emotional 78%
reflective 53%
challenging 43%
informative 40%
tense 37%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 41% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 16% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 9% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 19% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 10%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Violence, TortureModerate
Suicide224 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846275975
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 03 November 2016
Description
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconne...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,700 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
emotional 78%
reflective 53%
challenging 43%
informative 40%
tense 37%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 41% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 16% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 9% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 19% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, TortureModerate
Suicide