The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 馃槍
makennadykstra's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Hate crime, Medical content, Body horror, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, and War
ledablanca's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.75
Beautiful prose but harrowing. This took me two months to finish. I intentionally spaced out my reading of this book because it dealt with a deeply upsetting subject matter on political violence and its aftereffects. Please check trigger warnings before reading this book.聽
Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Police brutality, and Violence
saida_mc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Genocide
__booksandanimes__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, War, Body horror, Gore, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Murder, and Rape
thislunarbeauty's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, and Torture
danidamico's review against another edition
3.5
"Ever since the uprising began I'd felt something coursing through me, as overwhelming as any army. Conscience. The most terrifying thing in the world".
Dicho todo esto, debo decir que tuve un problema con este libro: la traducci贸n. La propia Deborah Smith menciona la dificultad de traducir este texto y me imagino que debe ser una labor complej铆sima, pero la realidad es que no me gust贸 e impidi贸 que pudiera adentrarme del todo en los relatos. Por momentos, pareciera que la traducci贸n estuvo a cargo de un robot, con un uso de ingl茅s forzado, duro, oraciones que tienen una sintaxis rara y palabras o expresiones que nunca escuch茅 a alguien decir en mi vida. S贸lo por poner un ejemplo de muchos, 驴por qu茅 la traductora en un momento puso "get out a cigarette" en vez de "take out a cigarette" o "take a cigarette out of the bag". Se trata de cosas as铆 que constantemente me sacaban de la historia, me distra铆an y me irritaban. Al ser una traducci贸n la verdad que no puedo opinar sobre la escritura de la autora, pero dudo que sea tan forzada y dura como se lee en ingl茅s.
Otro aspecto que baj贸 un poco la calidad de mi experiencia de lectura es que en algunas escenas se vuelven confusas las l铆neas temporales. La verdad es que hubo fragmentos que tuve que leer dos veces porque sinceramente me desorientaba qui茅n estaba hablando y en qu茅 momento temporal est谩bamos. Esto no s茅 si tambi茅n es debido a la traducci贸n o si es es algo que est谩 presente en la escritura de Han Kang. Pero me hubiera gustado que las cosas fueran m谩s claras.
"There was something infinitely noble about how his body still bore the traces of Hands that had touched ir, a tangible record of having been cared for, been valued, that made me envious and sad".
M谩s all谩 de las cosas que me molestaron o que no me convencieron, quiero subrayar la importancia enorme de este libro y realmente admiro lo que hizo Han Kang con este libro, c贸mo aborda hechos hist贸ricos tan terrible. C贸mo encuentra palabras para narrar el terror desde cierta distancia que nunca abandona la empat铆a. Me pareci贸 una buena decisi贸n la estructura de seis relatos interconectados c贸mo modo de narrar la historia; los relatos se van conectando a trav茅s de un encadenamiento, con un personaje de un cuento anterior que aparece en uno siguiente, como si fuera algo que podr铆a seguir teji茅ndose eternamente.
Pienso que en los textos que documentan el terrorismo de Estado y los cr铆menes de lesa humanidad aparece siempre lo mismo: los familiares que buscan a sus seres queridos, que los extra帽an, que piden justicia por ellos. Las conexiones humanas. Todo el horror termina siendo atravesado por el amor, por la lucha de madres, hermanos, amigos. Esa es la 煤nica luz que logra colarse por los intersticios.
"I don't have a map for whatever world lies beyond death. I don't know whether there too there are meetings and partings, whether we still have faces and voices, hearts with the capacity for joy as well as sorrow".
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual assault
aliciawithoutkeys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Death, Gun violence, and Sexual violence
madamenovelist's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Grief, Vomit, Torture, Child abuse, Genocide, Sexism, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Gore, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings
angievansprang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Death, Child death, War, and Torture
Moderate: Gore and Blood
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
mathildelestrange's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Gore, Grief, Death, Genocide, Police brutality, and Violence