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Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada

27 reviews

good_names_dont_exist's review

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adventurous hopeful informative fast-paced

4.25

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acutefauna's review

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challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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mysticlucy's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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toonyballoony's review

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hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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spookily's review

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hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

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prunusnucipersica's review

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challenging informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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sallytiffany's review

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

I liked the concept a lot. And the characters were well done. But it moved really slowly and I was constantly confused. 
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jcstokes95's review

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challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.25

Absolutely devoured this in under a day, a great primer on a political history I knew nothing about. Kim tells the story of her time coming of age and growing into a dissidence during South Korea's Fifth Republic. For those who don't know much, it really feels like you are learning alongside the protagonist just what the stakes are for her and her country. When I read this, I think it could be a really great classroom read for young adults. It's told so broadly and accessibly it's ripe for comparisons across history. The art style is not what I would normally pick up but favorite spreads are 28-29, 35 and 105. 
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onamoonbeam's review

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informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

3.75

ooh. really good exploration of media censorship and the violence/lengths that a government will go to enforce it
it’s really nice seeing hyun sook’s character development and how she outsmarts the cop in the later scene with just. talking about other corruption and things he doesn’t want to hear 
the end of the book is. poignant. reunion time! but also this isn’t over! we’re not alone in this! 
hey they also deal with sexual crime. a good mention
a nice look into college student life while protesting this government. esp considering it’s made up from a blend of anecdotes the characters feel separate and realized in small lives that make these large events especially effective
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ahbuggrit's review

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

Great book about censorship and student protests on South Korea in the 80s.
There's a few short articles on the Gwangju massacre that are good to read to understand more broadly what was happening at the time, but this graphic novel does a great job at telling us what people went through at the hands of the authorities in a fascist regime. And then it's all tied up at the end in the modern day with the protests against President Park! 
Really loved the characters, worried for them, and by the last chapter, felt quite emotional. 
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