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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Human Acts in Books

Sep 13, 2017  
Human Acts
Human Acts
Han Kang | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.0 (3 Ratings)
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A sombre and beautifully written outlook on a South Korean massacre
Once again Han Kang has written a haunting piece of literature very different from her award-winning debut novel The Vegetarian.

The intricate meshing of narratives of several stories across generations explains the disturbing effects of the Gwangju uprising - South Korea's Tiananmen Square massacre. There are elements of spirits attempting to reach friends and family members after being killed by government forces. The language is melancholic and beautiful, and entire story is an absolute tragedy.
  
    Radio Free Asia (RFA)

    Radio Free Asia (RFA)

    News and Social Networking

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    The free, *official* Radio Free Asia (RFA) mobile and tablet application serves news to your iPad,...

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea in Books

Jan 17, 2018  
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
Masaji Ishikawa | 2018 | Biography
10
10.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
An utterly bleak story of an invisible man
Masaji Ishikawa's story is truly soul-crushing, the level of trauma is beyond comprehension, therefore read it with caution.

Ishikawa describes his life under the North Korean regime as gruelling, horrifically terrifying, and there are some completely hopeless moments where you think why even bother anymore.

His journey begins in Japan, the child of a Japanese mother and Korean father, he was forced at a young age to move to North Korea under the pretence of "returning" to his motherland, though he never believed so. His father, an originally extremely violent man became pacified as he realised the perilous situation he bought his family into. But they soon face the truth and brutality of their circumstances.

The narrator defects at a much later stage in life, living around 30 years under the dictatorship, but leaving his family behind. He questions whether he made the right decision in the end as the consequences are revealed and the reader is left writhing in agony at his pain.

It is not an easy read, but it is important to understand the level of complexity and the reality of the situation. An absolute must read.
  
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    z24.mn

    Travel and Business

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    Z24 is airline ticket booking application developed by Mongolian engineers to offer you cheapest...

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Sheknows1self (20 KP) rated The Masked Singer in TV

Jan 24, 2019  
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer
2019 | Music
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7.7 (26 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
A celebrity singing competition that features top-secret celebrities facing off against one another while shrouded from head to toe in elaborate costumes, complete with a full facemask to conceal identity. With each performance, the host, panelists, audience, viewers and even the other contestants are left guessing who is singing behind the mask. One singer is eliminated by the audience and judges each week and reveals his or her true identity to the stunned panelists and audience. The American version of the Korean game show "King of the Masked Singer".
  
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Amanda Palmer recommended Dropping Ashes on the Buddha in Books (curated)

 
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha
Seung Sahn | 1994 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences, Religion
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"This was one of those life-changing books that finally popped the light off in my little brain, when I read this at 24. These are mostly letters to students, and Seung Sahn writes in this funny, broken-invented English way that screams off the page to be understood; there is nothing clever. I gave it to all my friends. This led us to start email chains for the past few years that now sign off: ‘ALL THE TIME JUST SAY: DON’T KNOWWWWW’ (to be read in Korean accent)"

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