Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
SuicideCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5020 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
dark 78%
reflective 58%
challenging 42%
informative 40%
tense 36%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 40% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 15% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 10%Average rating
224 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781846275975
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 03 November 2016
Description
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconne...Book Information
224 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781846275975
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 03 November 2016
Description
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconne...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
SuicideCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5020 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
dark 78%
reflective 58%
challenging 42%
informative 40%
tense 36%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 40% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 15% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 10%Average rating