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A review by jessicamusch
Human Acts by Han Kang
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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? No
5.0
After you died I couldn’t hold a funeral, so these eyes that once beheld you became a shrine.
Completely blown away and heartbroken by this book.
Reading this in Korea in the wake of the martial law declaration, I can understand why my father in law is so unsettled by the prospect of martial law.
Told in a series of vignettes, Han Kang tells the story of the Gwangju Uprising from the perspective of a range of characters. Perhaps the most haunting of which is the story of a spirit trying to find its body, or an editor still facing censorship many years after.
Completely blown away and heartbroken by this book.
Reading this in Korea in the wake of the martial law declaration, I can understand why my father in law is so unsettled by the prospect of martial law.
Told in a series of vignettes, Han Kang tells the story of the Gwangju Uprising from the perspective of a range of characters. Perhaps the most haunting of which is the story of a spirit trying to find its body, or an editor still facing censorship many years after.