A review by ahbuggrit
Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Great book about censorship and student protests on South Korea in the 80s.
There's a few short articles on the Gwangju massacre that are good to read to understand more broadly what was happening at the time, but this graphic novel does a great job at telling us what people went through at the hands of the authorities in a fascist regime. And then it's all tied up at the end in the modern day with the protests against President Park!
Really loved the characters, worried for them, and by the last chapter, felt quite emotional.
There's a few short articles on the Gwangju massacre that are good to read to understand more broadly what was happening at the time, but this graphic novel does a great job at telling us what people went through at the hands of the authorities in a fascist regime. And then it's all tied up at the end in the modern day with the protests against President Park!
Really loved the characters, worried for them, and by the last chapter, felt quite emotional.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Minor: Rape