Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Saha by Cho Nam-Joo

4 reviews

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Abortion

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really interesting book looking at the commodification of bodies and whose lives have value in an authoritarian capitalist society. It's told in a series of loosely connected character vignettes about people who live in Saha Estates, an abandoned apartment building run as a sort of co-op by non-citizens. Sahas are despised but needed for menial jobs citizens don't want to do. I docked a star because things started to get a bit silly near the end with the action scenes, but I liked the actual conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Classism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Rape, and Vomit

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

2.5

I liked the community aspect  of this book. However, the last 40 pages or so of the story felt like a completely different book to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

serendipity421's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Blood, Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Murder

Minor: Drug use