Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

소년이 온다 by Han Kang, 한강

94 reviews

panicpoet's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual violence, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

chelstell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

Very different from The Vegetarian by the same author. Not an uplifting book, but wow, I will not be forgetting it anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Grief, Infertility, Death, Torture, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

insoolee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, Police brutality, Death, Murder, Violence, and Suicide

cyberhavok'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infertility, and Suicide

abbyarm's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: War, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mcfay's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death, Confinement, Alcoholism, and Blood

kswan77's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Violence, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Suicide

mjtal's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Suicide and Cancer

paperboundwords's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

3.5

This was a difficult read emotionally. Loved the writing style - every person has their own style in this book, they are first and foremost individuals bound by the same horrific events. And I say person not character, because these snippets are based on people who lived those moments in Gwangju. Not all is fact, but all is real and raw.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Torture, and Suicide

signeskov's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Violence, Torture, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, and Alcoholism