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Saha by Cho Nam-joo
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I really enjoyed Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by the same author so I immediately reached for Saha as an option when compiling my Women in Translation TBR list. Unfortunately, it didn’t reach anywhere near my expectations and I was tempted to DNF on a few occasions.
The story is set in a dystopian world called Town, which 3 different classes of people inhabit. L1s who are the privileged, L2s who are the middle class and finally those who live within Saha mansions. From the start it’s clear that the Saha have the minimalist rights and struggle on a daily basis to even just exist.
The story is told from multiple POVs over a slightly jumpy timeline which I found left me a little lost. In all honesty, I struggled at times to figure out what was going on or even why and the disjointed yet expansive storyline left me wondering just how much was in fact lost in translation.
Maybe it’s a book that would benefit from a reread but for me life’s too short!
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The story is set in a dystopian world called Town, which 3 different classes of people inhabit. L1s who are the privileged, L2s who are the middle class and finally those who live within Saha mansions. From the start it’s clear that the Saha have the minimalist rights and struggle on a daily basis to even just exist.
The story is told from multiple POVs over a slightly jumpy timeline which I found left me a little lost. In all honesty, I struggled at times to figure out what was going on or even why and the disjointed yet expansive storyline left me wondering just how much was in fact lost in translation.
Maybe it’s a book that would benefit from a reread but for me life’s too short!
If you enjoyed this review come follow me on instagram @TravelsEatsReads for more
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic