Reviews tagging 'War'

Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

56 reviews

narrnaul's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Colonisation, and War

acchristopher14's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

This graphic novel touches on a very dark spot in Korean history - the abduction and enslavement of comfort women. I really appreciated how this novel also gave voice to the women after WW2 ended and how this period in history has been ignored by the Japanese government. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Rape

irene2002's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

bookish_wanderer's review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, and War

marley_reads_'s review

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

drawmeabookreview's review

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and War

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

I'm in the early stages of exploring the world of graphic novels, so I'm still familiarizing myself with the genre and its peculiarities.
I can say that I quite liked the author's drawing style and her choice of a black and white colouring. 

The graphic novel recounts the life story of a Korean woman, Lee Okseon, but it stands for the suffering that many other people went through at that time of colonisation and war. The narration doesn't shy away from the brutal details and the horror of the experiences of "comfort women".
There is still a hopeful note in the ending, with the arrival of spring once again and the possibility of renewal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

psyduck11's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Lectura muy necesaria para todas las personas que estén interesadas en historia y cultura coreana y/o japonesa.
Es una historia desgarradora que, por desgracia, está basada en hechos reales.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and War

corky12's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, and War