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Valkoinen kirja by Han Kang

75 reviews

eve81's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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electrachet's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

This was beautiful, lyrical, moving. My favorite piece of this book: "There are certain memories that remain inviolate to the ravages of time. And to those of suffering. It is not true that everything is colored by time and suffering. It is not true that they bring everything to ruin."

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lizetteratura's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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itsnotphonetic's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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auqua's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to descripe this book. On the back it's descriped as "a book about mourning, rebirth and the tenacity of the human spirit" and I find that very spot on.
It also uses the word 'meditation' about the book and it is probably the most fitting word for the reading experience. It feels a bit surreal but I came out with some quotes.
There is a little bit of a red thread through but most of it is a title of something white and a scene centered on that thing.
If you want to try something out of the ordinary but don't want to comit to too much I'll recommend this.

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fallenquills's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

three main takeaways:

the pasts of our pasts can haunt the steps of our present
the paths of those who came before us, however short, are ones that allow us to continue forward
your existence is a precious miracle of a thing

it was a beautifully sad book, but i think i needed to read it when i was in the right headspace for it. han kang's writing in this book is beautifully poetic, and the links between all the white things and the colour that is sprinkled throughout really enhances the reflectiveness of the space she writes from.

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