Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Menschenwerk by Han Kang

103 reviews

bittytofu's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism and Infertility

sdloomer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

This is not for the faint of heart, with its fairly graphic descriptions of torture and military brutality. 

In preparation for my upcoming trip to Korea, I decided to set aside some books on Korean history, fiction, and works written by Korean authors; this one did not disappoint and I was very deeply interested to learn about the Gwangju uprising of 1980. In America, Korean history is something that is only really glossed over in favor of western countries' - except for the Korean War - and I am ashamed to say, as a Korean American, that I have virtually no knowledge of my home country's past. I am hoping to rectify that with reading as much as I can get my hands om, starting with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

eva_vva'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

craggsya's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Suicide attempt

rosenbrook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Emotional, gripping, and informative.
Human Acts is about the inhuman acts that we can perpetrate. This book describes graphic events, but never feels sadistic. What occurs is shocking, but not for shock value. The moments of darkness are nicely balanced with moments of humanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Genocide

emstermeegs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Haunting and starkly written, darkly poetic. Pacing was all I wish had been better done towards the end, but this will stick with me for some time to come. Not a light story at all, but an important one. 

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Content Warnings

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

airr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

terry_v's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief

misuki's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence