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소년이 온다 by Han Kang, 한강

11 reviews

sugarloaded's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was my third Han Kang book (I had read The Vegetarian last year and Greek Lessons a couple of months ago). Han Kang writes magnificently. This is definitely a book that will stay with me. Really heavy on a lot of triggering topics. Please tread carefully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Gore, Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual violence

red_dawn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Mass/school shootings, Death, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Police brutality

fynn_jls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Sexism

seulgireads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Confinement, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Grief, Sexual assault, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Infertility, Cursing, Suicide, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Vomit, Self harm, Cancer, and Excrement

madamenovelist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

kianga_black's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Child death, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Torture

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

harrowing. human acts reveals the horrors and brutality casually waged by the military on gwangju's populace. its nonsentimental and matter-of-fact tone compounds the barbarity, and the impact of the crimes and murders committed by those in power felt even decades later is disheartening. the fact that this book is based on historical facts is truly also disturbing. however, the writing and prose werent anything out of the ordinary; idk if this is just a style adopted by many korean writers, but i find it quite non-affecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Torture, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide

patslibrary's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide, Self harm, Misogyny, and Sexism

ksenie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I can only say that this book wrecked me, it was a superb and heartbreaking punch to the stomach. 

I really loved the writing style, I think it struck a very good balance between direct/matter-of-fact and poetic. A lot of scenes deeply moved me and I can still picture them so vividly in my mind because the author crafted them with such powerful and evocative words. 

One of the things that I appreciated the most was the choice to include different point of views. It was so very interesting to follow the story through different eyes and I think that the author did a really good job at inhabiting the characters. 
Each chapter includes and expands on a character that we have already briefly met before in the story; I think it is a very artful narrative choice and it will certainly make for a meaningful re-read, once one is already aware of all the interconnections. I also really loved the final chapter from the author's POV. 

As you can see from the long list of trigger warnings, the author does not shy away from the more graphic details of those horrific events. Not once while reading, I thought that it is was overdone just for the sake of it, it is simply an honest depiction of brutal happenings, but please keep that in mind and look after yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, Suicide, and Sexism

Minor: Infertility and Terminal illness