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Human Acts
by Han Kang
dark
sad
slow-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:
Yes
This book is devastatingly beautiful and boldly illuminates the awful things people are capable of doing to one another. It is not without compassion and weaves together the lives of people seemingly unrelated but drawn together by a horrific massacre. I gasped and cringed in equal measures at the cruelty acted out and at the delicate prose Kang uses so carefully. Just a stunning novel in so few pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore