Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Human Acts by Han Kang

205 reviews

cheynanigans's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and War

oscarhp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

intoblossom's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Brutal and beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Torture, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

bolgenhaar's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

bittytofu's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism and Infertility

rseykora's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Wow! This author writes an incredible novel about the May 18 uprising in Korea. I was unaware of this uprising and am intrigued to learn more. The novel is told from different perspectives, so it can jump a little, but if the reader takes time, it comes together nicely. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Torture

sdloomer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

This is not for the faint of heart, with its fairly graphic descriptions of torture and military brutality. 

In preparation for my upcoming trip to Korea, I decided to set aside some books on Korean history, fiction, and works written by Korean authors; this one did not disappoint and I was very deeply interested to learn about the Gwangju uprising of 1980. In America, Korean history is something that is only really glossed over in favor of western countries' - except for the Korean War - and I am ashamed to say, as a Korean American, that I have virtually no knowledge of my home country's past. I am hoping to rectify that with reading as much as I can get my hands om, starting with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

jpcolkitt9190's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Rape

audreylee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Brutality and intense grief. A wavering time line. A hard read for such a short novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

eva_vva's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment