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thesapphiccelticbookworm's review
challenging
reflective
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? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, and Confinement
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Rape
bluehairedlesbian's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
I found this book fascinating. I was originally put off by the reviews but I gave it a try. I really enjoyed this book despite certain aspects that I did not like how it was relating to the plot.
it's based in this country called Town where citizenships separate people by what jobs they are allowed. Following siblings Do-kyung and Jin-kyung, we learn the stories of people they interact with daily and how they ended up in Saha Estates. I quite enjoyed the dystopian aspects of the book with the aspects of government oppression and corruption throughout the book. I feel that the aspects of how Saha Estates relates to real life in a critique of how we live now could have been done in a better manner.
I like the criticism of capitalism shown through how these individuals are suffering because of external governmental powers that they cannot control. These individuals that we meet in the book are living in a continuous cycle because they cannot afford to leave. Saha Estates is in essence what happens when governments fold to extreme levels of corruption and oppression where nothing will ever lift the residents out of poverty.
it's based in this country called Town where citizenships separate people by what jobs they are allowed. Following siblings Do-kyung and Jin-kyung, we learn the stories of people they interact with daily and how they ended up in Saha Estates. I quite enjoyed the dystopian aspects of the book with the aspects of government oppression and corruption throughout the book. I feel that the aspects of how Saha Estates relates to real life in a critique of how we live now could have been done in a better manner.
I like the criticism of capitalism shown through how these individuals are suffering because of external governmental powers that they cannot control. These individuals that we meet in the book are living in a continuous cycle because they cannot afford to leave. Saha Estates is in essence what happens when governments fold to extreme levels of corruption and oppression where nothing will ever lift the residents out of poverty.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion and Death
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a really interesting book looking at the commodification of bodies and whose lives have value in an authoritarian capitalist society. It's told in a series of loosely connected character vignettes about people who live in Saha Estates, an abandoned apartment building run as a sort of co-op by non-citizens. Sahas are despised but needed for menial jobs citizens don't want to do. I docked a star because things started to get a bit silly near the end with the action scenes, but I liked the actual conclusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Classism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Rape, and Vomit
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