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A review by sarah984
Hospital by Han Song
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Very strange anti communist novel (imagine Animal Farm but with doctors and patients) that, according to the afterword, was translated from an early unedited draft by accident. When this was discovered they decided to roll with it and that seems like a mistake. Way too long and unfocused.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, Excrement, Cannibalism, and War