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Human Acts
by Han Kang
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Again, you experience that moment when the contours of suffering coalesce into clarity, a clarity colder and harder than any nightmare could ever be. The moment when you are forced to acknowledge that what you experienced was no mere dream.”
Staggering and unwavering interconnected stories of people who are victims of political unrest, brutality, and death.
Human Acts takes place during the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea during the 1980s. Author Han Kang was born and raised in Gwangju so Human Acts was written with a personal touch of her own painful experience. Han Kang wrote the novel with harrowing precision without sensationalizing this tragic part of South Korean history. Human Acts exhibits the ugly, the brutal, the cruel, and the beauty of being human. Every single thing we do goes back to our nature of being human; brutality that stems from the hunger and abuse of power, the hopelessness and surrendering when life feels impossible, and the yearning and hoping that comes from our innate desire to live.
Despite being a fiction novel, Human Acts can feel very real and palpable. This book is heartbreaking and distressing to read so please tread lightly and carefully. The violence can get pretty graphic so I suggest taking breaks in between chapters/POVs.
Trigger/Content Warnings: violence, martial law, death, police brutality, sexual assault, suicide
Staggering and unwavering interconnected stories of people who are victims of political unrest, brutality, and death.
Human Acts takes place during the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea during the 1980s. Author Han Kang was born and raised in Gwangju so Human Acts was written with a personal touch of her own painful experience. Han Kang wrote the novel with harrowing precision without sensationalizing this tragic part of South Korean history. Human Acts exhibits the ugly, the brutal, the cruel, and the beauty of being human. Every single thing we do goes back to our nature of being human; brutality that stems from the hunger and abuse of power, the hopelessness and surrendering when life feels impossible, and the yearning and hoping that comes from our innate desire to live.
Despite being a fiction novel, Human Acts can feel very real and palpable. This book is heartbreaking and distressing to read so please tread lightly and carefully. The violence can get pretty graphic so I suggest taking breaks in between chapters/POVs.
Trigger/Content Warnings: violence, martial law, death, police brutality, sexual assault, suicide
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality
Moderate: Suicide