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natncho's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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
5.0
After you died I couldn't hold a funeral, so my life became a funeral.
Glass is transparent, right? And fragile. That's the fundamental nature of glass. And that's why objects that are made of glass have to be handled with care. After all, if they end up smashed or cracked or chipped then they're good for nothing, right, you just have to chuck them away.
Before, we used to have a kind of glass that couldn't be broken. A truth so hard and clear it might as well have been made of glass. So when you think about it, it was only when we were shattered that we proved we had souls. That what we really were was humans made of glass.
Is it true that human beings are fundamentally cruel? Is the experience of cruelty the only thing we share as a species? Is the dignity that we cling to nothing but self-delusion, masking from ourselves this single truth: that each one of us is capable of being reduced to an insect, a ravening beast, a lump of meat? To be degraded, damages, slaughtered - is this the essential fate of humankind, one which history has confirmed as inevitable?
How had the seasons kept on turning for me, when time had stopped forever for him that May?"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Body horror, Genocide, Gun violence, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
tamlovestea's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
zellreads's review against another edition
4.0
Heartbreaking and beautifully narrated. I loved the varied perspectives, but would have loved a little more of a plot or a conclusion. The types of characters and their experiences really carried this book though, making it totally worth the read.
ayzaak's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
ellenannmary's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
surabhidiwan's review against another edition
4.0
This book is astonishing and riveting. The book is about the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, a lesser known history. It has got me intrigued and I am surely going to read about it more.
I like how the book does not talk about the atrocities faced by people in a generic way but through a few people’s stories, which sort of covers the massacre.
It’s an engaging book but I got a bit perturbed to read it in second person. But once I got into the flow of the book, it was all good.
I am glad I picked it up as my 1st read of 2023 :)
I like how the book does not talk about the atrocities faced by people in a generic way but through a few people’s stories, which sort of covers the massacre.
It’s an engaging book but I got a bit perturbed to read it in second person. But once I got into the flow of the book, it was all good.
I am glad I picked it up as my 1st read of 2023 :)
hellokicia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
illiterateliz's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely heart breaking.