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Ihmisen teot by Han Kang

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linaaaaaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

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4.0

I was able to feel the trauma, like I was there myself

honeylemon's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

This was a difficult read, in a good way. While some stories resonated with me more than others, I felt I was able to take away something from each story. This is a sad book with very little positives thrown in, but very much worth to read.

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dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

In 1980 there was a 10 day massacre following a student being shot at a university based protest in Gwangju, South Korea. This book follows experiences fictionalised of some of those who loved him.

This book is dark, it is heavy, and all based in a dark reality I still know little about. But ultimately, as the title suggests, it was based on human acts. This was a 12 recommended by 12 friends. And it’s one I think that’s going to sit with me for a long time. I studied history at school, at university and still major historical events like this I only learn about by chance after a novel is written. This only happened 44 years ago. Welcome to being educated in the Western world I guess. Want history outside of a white lens? Work harder to find it I guess. Thanks for the recommendation @readbysez

This is one I don’t know if I can numerically rate.