A review by sarah984
The Plotters by Un-su Kim
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this one. It's a gritty noir story about an eternal war of assassins and the people who get caught in the middle. Somehow it managed to merge brutal violence, off-beat whimsical humour and genuine emotion into a package that was more than the sum of its parts.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, and Sexism
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Terminal illness, and Car accident