A review by wahllamaface
Human Acts by Han Kang

emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A devastating story of a horrific time in South Korea's recent past that I'm glad I read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

The book focuses on protests and uprisings of the people and their suppression by a corrupt and violent government and the author does not shy away from the horrors of that. It's a book about the violence done to people and how they survive.