A review by koreanlinda
100°C: South Korea's 1987 Democracy Movement by Choi Kyu-sok

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this book. Of course, it is not all happy feelings, and in fact, the first half of the book made me feel quite depressed. However, it gets more hopeful afterward. People who were fed government propaganda later learned the truth about the dictatorship and joined the democracy movement. The ending made me cry a lot. It was moving to witness so many people coming together for a common cause. 

Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in March 2024
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