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Human Acts

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  • Author：Han Kang
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Summary

From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian， a "rare and astonishing" （The Observer） portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice

In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea， a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed。

The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression， denial， and the echoing agony of the massacre。 From Dong-ho's best friend who meets his own fateful end; to an editor struggling against censorship; to a prisoner and a factory worker， each suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother; and through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope is the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice。

An award-winning， controversial bestseller， Human Acts is a timeless， pointillist portrait of an historic event with reverberations still being felt today， by turns tracing the harsh reality of oppression and the resounding， extraordinary poetry of humanity。

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Hidayatul Husna ，

Actual rating:3。5I took my own sweet time finishing this and exactly today， the dictator in person died。 And the aftermaths remains with the places， families and memories。If Soul Lanterns spoke about war after effects in a painful manner， this one is TRAUMATISING。 I was most affected by chapter two， when the dead described everything that was happening to his decaying body。 The rotting process and the pain just kills me。The author manages to convey the pain through gory details but the changes i Actual rating:3。5I took my own sweet time finishing this and exactly today， the dictator in person died。 And the aftermaths remains with the places， families and memories。If Soul Lanterns spoke about war after effects in a painful manner， this one is TRAUMATISING。 I was most affected by chapter two， when the dead described everything that was happening to his decaying body。 The rotting process and the pain just kills me。The author manages to convey the pain through gory details but the changes in POVs sometimes makes me unfocused and I had to repeat the paragraphs a few times。 Definitely need to reread。 。。。more

Hazel ，

wow。

eva ，

look it’s a very informational book and covers important stories but it did bore me out a lot and it felt like reading was a chore and not something fun， just an opinion。

Astrid ，

The writing was beautiful but it was brutal sometimes it was too much but that's kind of the point The writing was beautiful but it was brutal sometimes it was too much but that's kind of the point 。。。more

Sometimes IRead ，

Human Acts by Han Kang was a really tough book to read。 The sheer brutality of the acts done to the civilians of Gwangju was difficult to stomach。 Besides， these things actually did happen and that was probably the worst part of it all。 How does a country’s leaders turn against their own people？ And worse， how does a human attack his fellow humans so systematically and cruelly？ One can quote the Stanford prison experiment but there still needs to be some personal responsibility for one’s own act Human Acts by Han Kang was a really tough book to read。 The sheer brutality of the acts done to the civilians of Gwangju was difficult to stomach。 Besides， these things actually did happen and that was probably the worst part of it all。 How does a country’s leaders turn against their own people？ And worse， how does a human attack his fellow humans so systematically and cruelly？ One can quote the Stanford prison experiment but there still needs to be some personal responsibility for one’s own actions， no？However， focusing on the perpetrators of the violence would be doing the citizens of Gwangju a disservice。 Han’s decision to keep the focus on the citizens and not answer the questions of the why and how of the military’s actions was something I really agreed with， both on an emotional level and a literary level。 Emotionally， it made me connect so much better with the characters。 They were just ordinary citizens， students， workers， and parents trying to get through life and suddenly having that upended。 Whether it was a very obvious end such as death or a more invisible one such as mental and emotional scarring， the effects of the uprising were pervasive and irreversible。 How does one ever move on from something like that？Literary structure wise， I appreciated how the events of the uprising weren’t presented chronologically and cohesively。 Instead， we get several discrete but connected points of view。 This led me， the reader， on a journey to piecing together a picture of what happened during that time。 It was effective in letting me experience the uncertainty and fear that must have abounded in the city。 The official sources say one thing， the word on the street quite another， and no one truly knowing。 Only as the years passed and the censorship slowly let up， can an account of the events be slowly put together。 It’s just depressing that it’s taking decades for things to come to light， but late is better than never。Diversity meter:Strong female charactersSouth Korean experience 。。。more

Jennie Lynn ，

Not everything is ‘easy’ to read or hear。 This is one of those stories， a telling of tragic events and how sometimes these events can connect and affect people for years to come。 My heart broke reading this store and wept for all involved。 Though it was wonderfully written it is still a very sad tale to tell。

Yossi Khebzou ，

En México donde la represión a las protestas estudiantiles ha sido una constante a lo largo de la historia （Tlatelolco， Ayotzinapa y NoSomosTresSomosTodxs vienen inmediatamente a la cabeza）， leer Human Acts es ver la universalidad de la propia situación， la similitud de la brutalidad y el autoritarismo。 En cuanto al libro， me gustó la humanización de Dong-ho， alrededor de quién gira la historia， pero sentí que le faltó continuidad。 Los capítulos son muy independientes uno del otro y el estilo de En México donde la represión a las protestas estudiantiles ha sido una constante a lo largo de la historia （Tlatelolco， Ayotzinapa y NoSomosTresSomosTodxs vienen inmediatamente a la cabeza）， leer Human Acts es ver la universalidad de la propia situación， la similitud de la brutalidad y el autoritarismo。 En cuanto al libro， me gustó la humanización de Dong-ho， alrededor de quién gira la historia， pero sentí que le faltó continuidad。 Los capítulos son muy independientes uno del otro y el estilo de escritura en segunda persona por algunos párrafos me confundió un poco。 。。。more

Nancy Holloman ，

Such a painful read。 Really unusual and interesting structure。 History we need to know。

M_ali ，

مؤلمة جدا وصادمةالكاتبة شاطرة وقدرت توصل لنا الصورة بشكل ممتاز واضح وقويمحبيتهاش لانها مؤلمة نفسيا ولان فيها اجزاء مكنتش قادر افهم الكاتبة عايزة توصل لنا ايه زي ال جزئية بتاعت ال ٧ صفعات ومشكلتي التانية كانت اسماء التبطال واللي ضيعت مني ربط احداث الرواية بشكل سليم

Shu ，

"。。。 it was only when we were shattered that we proved we had souls。 "。。。 it was only when we were shattered that we proved we had souls。 。。。more

Dayna Westbay ，

The content was really good but how it was presented seemed really off to me。

Issy ，

Second person narration is always a win in my book and。。。 holy fucking hell my heart is torn to shreds。 There's no doubt in my mind that i will read this again with a pen in my hand。 Second person narration is always a win in my book and。。。 holy fucking hell my heart is torn to shreds。 There's no doubt in my mind that i will read this again with a pen in my hand。 。。。more

Lauren （LalasLittleLab） ，

As much as I found "The Vegetarian" weird and unsettling， "Human Acts" was heart-breaking and impactful。 The story is brutal but so was the military repression of the uprising that took place in Gwangju in 1980。 Han Kang's sharp writing depicts that tense and tragic atmosphere brilliantly。 She fearlessly describes the long-lasting impact those events had on people's life as if she was trying to exorcise those terrible images from her own memory as well。 This is a book you will not forget。 As much as I found "The Vegetarian" weird and unsettling， "Human Acts" was heart-breaking and impactful。 The story is brutal but so was the military repression of the uprising that took place in Gwangju in 1980。 Han Kang's sharp writing depicts that tense and tragic atmosphere brilliantly。 She fearlessly describes the long-lasting impact those events had on people's life as if she was trying to exorcise those terrible images from her own memory as well。 This is a book you will not forget。 。。。more

Igne ，

Autorė paima vieną tikrą įvykį – kruviną 1980 m。 Kvandžu sukilimą Pietų Korėjoje – ir pažvelgia į jį ne dokumentiškai， o asmeniškai: dalyvių， liudytojų ir rašytojos akimis。 Kiekviename skyriuje pristatomas vis kitas pasakotojas， vis labiau artėjama prie dabarties。 Parodoma， kiek toli siekia tokių įvykių pasekmės， kaip jie negrįžtamai pakeičia žmones， miestus， valstybes。Kas yra žmogiška – kentėti ar kankinti; ginti ar žudyti; gedėti visą gyvenimą ar pasiduoti？ Kas yra siela， ar ji apskritai egzis Autorė paima vieną tikrą įvykį – kruviną 1980 m。 Kvandžu sukilimą Pietų Korėjoje – ir pažvelgia į jį ne dokumentiškai， o asmeniškai: dalyvių， liudytojų ir rašytojos akimis。 Kiekviename skyriuje pristatomas vis kitas pasakotojas， vis labiau artėjama prie dabarties。 Parodoma， kiek toli siekia tokių įvykių pasekmės， kaip jie negrįžtamai pakeičia žmones， miestus， valstybes。Kas yra žmogiška – kentėti ar kankinti; ginti ar žudyti; gedėti visą gyvenimą ar pasiduoti？ Kas yra siela， ar ji apskritai egzistuoja？ Ir kas sieja žmones， net tuos， kurie niekada nesusitiko？ Kokios nematomos gijos， nepavaldžios laikui ir erdvei， supina šitos knygos veikėjus？Skaičiau ir galvojau: kaip gerai， kad įgudau emociškai atsiriboti。 Bet， vos tik sau leidau， apsiašarojau。 。。。more

Lia ，

Beautifully written， just like her other book， but I was never really in the story。 Though the subject matter is horrifying I didn't really feel it Beautifully written， just like her other book， but I was never really in the story。 Though the subject matter is horrifying I didn't really feel it 。。。more

Vidya ，

Brutal。 This is the past， the present and the future。 The book is a perfect biography， memoir， a piece of history recreated and retold in the best way imaginable。

Eunice ，

Para mim， que nunca tinha ouvido falar do massacre de Gwangju， este livro foi um autêntico "murro no estômago"。 Claro que este massacre não fui caso único， em que exércitos massacraram civis， prenderam e torturaram quem lhes apeteceu - lembro-me de de Tiananmen， pela próximidade geográfica e cronológica， mas também dos que foram cometidos em Africa， na América Latina e até na Europa。Mas a história （as histórias） que Han Kang conta no seu livro são tão pessoais que fazem doer。 Se por um lado， tod Para mim， que nunca tinha ouvido falar do massacre de Gwangju， este livro foi um autêntico "murro no estômago"。 Claro que este massacre não fui caso único， em que exércitos massacraram civis， prenderam e torturaram quem lhes apeteceu - lembro-me de de Tiananmen， pela próximidade geográfica e cronológica， mas também dos que foram cometidos em Africa， na América Latina e até na Europa。Mas a história （as histórias） que Han Kang conta no seu livro são tão pessoais que fazem doer。 Se por um lado， toda a violência do livro （um dos mais violentos que alguma vez li） me poderia tentar a desistir da leitura， o modo como está escrito e a proximidade com os personagens， fez-me ler， quase compulsivamente， até ao fim。Sem dúvida que os actos humanos podem ir dos mais sublimes aos mais hediondos。。。 。。。more

Alba ，

It has been a long time since a book has made me feel vulnerable， stripped me from all my barriers and literally barge into my subconscious， making me cry in the middle of the street。 It was raw。 It has taken a toll on me。 It has left a heavy feeling of uneasiness clenching my heart。 The author didn't restrain herself from explaining in detail， not only the horrifying experience of what was the uprising of Gwangju and its aftermath but also how the lives of those who somehow， directly or indirec It has been a long time since a book has made me feel vulnerable， stripped me from all my barriers and literally barge into my subconscious， making me cry in the middle of the street。 It was raw。 It has taken a toll on me。 It has left a heavy feeling of uneasiness clenching my heart。 The author didn't restrain herself from explaining in detail， not only the horrifying experience of what was the uprising of Gwangju and its aftermath but also how the lives of those who somehow， directly or indirectly were affected by it， kept ongoing。 It struck me the most starting to read about the event （which I was utterly clueless about） from the point of view of my persona， as If I was sucked into the story and I could take control of the main character's actions。 Each chapter， as it changed the narrator and point of view， kept filling the wholes of the story， tangling all the characters as side characters or extras in each other stories。 A must-read piercing and blunt book。 。。。more

Karina Perez ，

"Is it true that human beings are fundamentally cruel？ Is the experience of cruelty the only thing we share as a species？ Is the dignity that we cling to nothing but self-delusion， masking from ourselves this single truth: that each one of us is capable of being reduced to an insect， a ravening beast， a lump of meat？ To be degraded， damaged， slaughtered--is this the essential fate of humankind， one that history has confirmed as inevitable？" "Is it true that human beings are fundamentally cruel？ Is the experience of cruelty the only thing we share as a species？ Is the dignity that we cling to nothing but self-delusion， masking from ourselves this single truth: that each one of us is capable of being reduced to an insect， a ravening beast， a lump of meat？ To be degraded， damaged， slaughtered--is this the essential fate of humankind， one that history has confirmed as inevitable？" 。。。more

Lizfig ，

There were parts of this that I really loved， but as a whole I struggled through it。 Wanted to love it more！

Emily Kraybill ，

Raw and haunting storytelling from the perspective of students during the Gwangju Uprising。 I found the alternating narration difficult to follow at first， but eventually loosened my tight grip on needing to understand the exact storyline and instead shifted to appreciate the author’s poetic， flowing style of capturing and voicing the human experience of loss， violence， and endings。 “After you died I could not hold a funeral/And so my life became a funeral。”

Maria ，

Creo que soy el primer review en español de este libro jejejeBueno， Actos Humanos （Human Acts） es un libro que debe de leerse con cuidado， es crudo， explicito y realista con la historia de quienes participaron de una forma u otra en el levantamiento de Gwangju。 No es un libro que se leería antes de dormir， pero sí es un libro para leer con reflexión y conocimiento sobre este acontecimiento histórico。 Cada capítulo es una manera de tratar de curar las heridas， de recordar con respeto pero a la ve Creo que soy el primer review en español de este libro jejejeBueno， Actos Humanos （Human Acts） es un libro que debe de leerse con cuidado， es crudo， explicito y realista con la historia de quienes participaron de una forma u otra en el levantamiento de Gwangju。 No es un libro que se leería antes de dormir， pero sí es un libro para leer con reflexión y conocimiento sobre este acontecimiento histórico。 Cada capítulo es una manera de tratar de curar las heridas， de recordar con respeto pero a la vez con temor。 De cuestionarse los aspectos políticos y sociales de la sociedad de ese entonces y también de la sociedad actual。 Me gustó mucho， mi primer comentario al terminarlo fue "a pesar de que un libro demasiado crudo y triste， me dio la suficiente inspiración para vivir。" Quizás muchos/muchas no lo vean de esa manera por la misma crudeza del libro， pero conmigo fue así。 Mucho respeto a Han Kang por detallar， de la mejor manera （a su disposición） posible， un hecho tan terrible como el de Gwangju， que nos recuerda a nosotros mismos nuestra historia y， de cierta forma， nos invita a recordar nuestra historia con los movimientos estudiantiles。 Me quedo con esta frase， "why are we walking in the dark， let's go over there， where the flores are blooming。" 。。。more

Brea ，

oh such an experience。 this was morbid and heavy but so。。。 real。 i am fascinated by han kang's writing in this book。 oh such an experience。 this was morbid and heavy but so。。。 real。 i am fascinated by han kang's writing in this book。 。。。more

Mads Motema ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s actually 4。5 Stars， i think the epilogue is what kinda knocked it down from the 5 but it was SUCH a good book。 I read the german translation but because this was a book club read， the review will be in english！Let me preface this by saying this: this book made me realise how little i know about korean history and i am pretty ashamed that i didn’t even know that there was an authoritarian regime in south korea。 and i had also never heard of that gwangju uprising。 and i vow to change that。 Th It’s actually 4。5 Stars， i think the epilogue is what kinda knocked it down from the 5 but it was SUCH a good book。 I read the german translation but because this was a book club read， the review will be in english！Let me preface this by saying this: this book made me realise how little i know about korean history and i am pretty ashamed that i didn’t even know that there was an authoritarian regime in south korea。 and i had also never heard of that gwangju uprising。 and i vow to change that。 This book has a very amazing narrative style to it。 It starts as a second person narration， which is a rare thing but SUCH a good thing that i actually really like when i do come across it。 And it keeps being amazing in the different narrative styles it uses， the different perspectives and the different pronouns being used - switching to first person， to third person， and in the case of the german translation to a formal you second person narration。 and it does something with you。 it makes you feel close， it makes you feel incredibly connected to the story and the things that happened。 the suffering， the injustice， the violence。 it doesn’t try to be heavy or sad， it just hits you like a truck page after page。 you feel like you’re holding your breath， waiting for this incredibly heavy block on your chest that is the terrible things that happened to the people in the story （and the people who were involved in that uprising in real life）， for a little room to calm down and collect yourself， but that never comes。 you’re just perpetually faced with awfulness。 with death， with guilt， with senseless brutality。 one of the most incredible things this book does is demonstrating how those kind of things， this kind of trauma？ it stays with you。 it’s not something that happened in the past。 it’s something that keeps happening to a person and it’s a study of ptsd just as it is telling the story of an uprising that was violently put down by the military。 sometimes with certain chapters it’s hard to know if something was in the days of the uprising or if it’s now - but that’s a deliberate choice， it’s hard to distinguish here and now from the then and there with trauma。 they blend together。 small things， like a black pen， will bring you back to it。 han kang also touches on the comorbidities of ptsd: sleep disorders， substance abuse， depression， suicide， other psychiatric disorders。 but one question that runs through this book like the red thread pulling it all together is the question of “why am i alive and you are dead？”。 it’s the question that brings dong-ho to the gymnasium， it’s the question that plagues the others for years and years after the uprising。 han kang also found a very impressive way to deal with death。 both in the more real and tangible way， dealing with the decaying body without trying to sweet talk it， but also in a supernatural， more spiritual way。 i must say， as someone who is morbidly fascinated by decomposition， this book hit a VERY special nerve in me。 i know it’s not for everyone but i really did enjoy it。 if you don’t like gross things: keep in mind this book gets graphic。 i have so much more to say about this book。 it’s REALLY good。 and it gives so much food for discussions， i could keep talking and talking about it for hours。 So what is it with the epilogue？ For me， the epilogue just felt a little… like a weird way to try to tie this all together。 it may have explained some about the narrative style of the book （though it surely is a speculation how i interpret it） and somehow trying to give the book some sense of closure。 but i think this book wouldn’t have needed that， maybe i think it would have been more powerful without the closure。 without having some loose idea that all of those stories are put together by someone who by coincidence has a loose connection to dong-ho and tries to learn more about him by reaching out to the people around him， maybe in a sort of （imagined） conversation with dong-ho， maybe in the form of the book about the uprising （i think they use the term “psychological autopsy” in the book itself） or in whatever form。 But it did feel kind of haphazardly and the narrative style was less on point than in the rest of the book。 it just didn’t make me feel the same heaviness， the same pressing feeling of dread。 it feels too much like trying to make sense of something that can’t be made sense of。 but at the end of the day， it still was good。 just not AS good as the rest。 this is a terribly long review so tldr: GREAT book please read it but brace yourself because you WILL cry （it’s a threat。 but it’s also affectionate） 。。。more

Anthea ，

I'll be thinking about this book for a long time。What a masterpiece， and to think that what I read was 'only' the translation rather than the original as he author has conceived it。 It deals with the Gwangju Uprising （or Massacre） in a 1980s South Korea， which I knew nothing about。The different perspectives （and narrative styles！） really brought everything together， like puzzle pieces falling into place。 They allowed us to view the bloody protests and how they permanently affected human lives in I'll be thinking about this book for a long time。What a masterpiece， and to think that what I read was 'only' the translation rather than the original as he author has conceived it。 It deals with the Gwangju Uprising （or Massacre） in a 1980s South Korea， which I knew nothing about。The different perspectives （and narrative styles！） really brought everything together， like puzzle pieces falling into place。 They allowed us to view the bloody protests and how they permanently affected human lives in various ways， from having experienced death， torture， guilt （including survivor's guilt）， the loss of close ones and on-going trauma， a trauma that transcends time and space throughout the narrative。 So not so spoilery spoiler: IT'S ALL VERY DEPRESSING。 And so vividly written that it almost feels as if you were a part of it。I'm deeply impressed with the book and can only recommend it if you aren't easily triggered by the above mentioned points！ I briefly thought about giving the book 4 stars as I'm a very character-oriented reader and care most about having fun with the characters， relating emotionally to them and experiencing those close fictional bonds。 But 'Human Acts' is so mind-blowing， it deserves nothing less than 5 stars！！ 。。。more

Breanna Randall ，

Beautiful and haunting story of several characters caught up in Korea's 1980 student uprising。Because of what's going on in Myanmar， it was so cathartic and relatable to read this。 Like being disturbed and comforted at the same time。 Disturbing because state violence is horrifying， comforting to know there are other shared experiences of this throughout history， and the people of Korea prevailed。I cannot read Korean but was struck by the beauty of the translated words。 It made me want to read mo Beautiful and haunting story of several characters caught up in Korea's 1980 student uprising。Because of what's going on in Myanmar， it was so cathartic and relatable to read this。 Like being disturbed and comforted at the same time。 Disturbing because state violence is horrifying， comforting to know there are other shared experiences of this throughout history， and the people of Korea prevailed。I cannot read Korean but was struck by the beauty of the translated words。 It made me want to read more translated works。 。。。more

Anya ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was okay。 It was really good at the beginning， then got worse， then got slightly better in the last chapter。 Clearly there's a lot going on throughout the whole book， but I think the emotional resonance of the first two chapters really stuck out。 Perhaps my favorite part of the whole thing: "Should I have gone there， right then？ If I had， would I have been able to find you， Dong-Ho， to ease the terror you must have felt at having just been knocked from your body？ With that thick， heavy bloo This was okay。 It was really good at the beginning， then got worse， then got slightly better in the last chapter。 Clearly there's a lot going on throughout the whole book， but I think the emotional resonance of the first two chapters really stuck out。 Perhaps my favorite part of the whole thing: "Should I have gone there， right then？ If I had， would I have been able to find you， Dong-Ho， to ease the terror you must have felt at having just been knocked from your body？ With that thick， heavy blood still creeping from my shadow-eyes， amid the dawn light being calved from the night slow as an iceberg， I found it impossible to move" （66）。 It's devastating， and I think the book is the strongest emotionally when it's centered on Dong-Ho and Jeong-dae -- perhaps this is why the last chapter stuck out to me as well。 Basically， there's a lot to be said here， and I think Han is really concerned with the lives of ordinary people in the midst of political terror （her use of perspective is super interesting in that context）， which makes this a book I did enjoy thematically。 The execution was a little weird at times， which is why I didn't give it a higher rating， but I did enjoy it overall。 Not the best， not the worst， certainly wouldn't have enjoyed it as much if it wasn't so centrally concerned with something I wasn't already so interested in。 。。。more

Clausdanie ，

Llore cual Victoria Ruffo en Corona de lagrimas。

Stephanie ，

The existence of the book is way more important than the writing， the execution of the book。 History is a mirror。 Some country dares to look into it while some other doesn’t。

Naz Güngen ，

bu kitap beni hayatımda en çok yaralayan kitaplardan birisi olabilir。 o kadar yoğun ve o kadar acı sahneler içeriyor ki kısacık kitabı okumam beş günümü aldı çünkü özellikle ilk iki bölümden sonra okuduklarımı sindirmek ve olayların şokunu üstümden atabilmek için ara vermek zorunda kaldım。 hem kitaptaki gwangju ayaklanmasının geçtiği tarih olan 80'lerde ve günümüzde dahi kolluk kuvvetlerinin orantısız şiddet kullanımına türkiye'de de sıkça rastladığımız için kitapla bağlantı kurabilmem çok daha bu kitap beni hayatımda en çok yaralayan kitaplardan birisi olabilir。 o kadar yoğun ve o kadar acı sahneler içeriyor ki kısacık kitabı okumam beş günümü aldı çünkü özellikle ilk iki bölümden sonra okuduklarımı sindirmek ve olayların şokunu üstümden atabilmek için ara vermek zorunda kaldım。 hem kitaptaki gwangju ayaklanmasının geçtiği tarih olan 80'lerde ve günümüzde dahi kolluk kuvvetlerinin orantısız şiddet kullanımına türkiye'de de sıkça rastladığımız için kitapla bağlantı kurabilmem çok daha kolay oldu。 çok rahatsız edici （çünkü içinizi tırmalıyor acısıyla）， çok çarpıcı ve çok duygusal bir kitaptı。 çok sevdim， ama bir daha oku deseler asla okuyamam。 。。。more

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