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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 4,414 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 64%
dark 30%
challenging 15%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 10%
mysterious 8%
tense 4%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 32%
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | N/A: 39% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
N/A: 48% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 19% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
N/A: 48% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 53% | No: 24% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 45% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Child death, Grief, MiscarriageModerate
Death160 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 4,414 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 64%
dark 30%
challenging 15%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 10%
mysterious 8%
tense 4%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 32%
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | N/A: 39% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
N/A: 48% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 19% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
N/A: 48% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 53% | No: 24% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 45% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Grief, MiscarriageModerate
Death