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A review by sarah984
Saha by Cho Nam-joo
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a really interesting book looking at the commodification of bodies and whose lives have value in an authoritarian capitalist society. It's told in a series of loosely connected character vignettes about people who live in Saha Estates, an abandoned apartment building run as a sort of co-op by non-citizens. Sahas are despised but needed for menial jobs citizens don't want to do. I docked a star because things started to get a bit silly near the end with the action scenes, but I liked the actual conclusion.
Graphic: Ableism, Pregnancy, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child death, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Deportation