160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525573067
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Publication date: 19 February 2019
Description
Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color whiteWhile on a writer's residency, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,946 reviews
Moods
emotional 78%
sad 69%
dark 32%
challenging 18%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 8%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | N/A: 37% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
N/A: 45% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 18% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
N/A: 47% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 52% | No: 22% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 42% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Grief, MiscarriageModerate
DeathMinor
Animal death, Death of parent
160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525573067
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Publication date: 19 February 2019
Description
Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize From Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color whiteWhile on a writer's residency, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,946 reviews
Moods
emotional 78%
sad 69%
dark 32%
challenging 18%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 8%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | N/A: 37% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
N/A: 45% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 18% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
N/A: 47% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 52% | No: 22% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 42% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Grief, MiscarriageModerate
DeathMinor
Animal death, Death of parent