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Génération B

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Génération B raconte l'histoire d'un groupe de jeunes étudiants âgés d'une vingtaine d'années qui, considérant qu'ils n'ont pas leur place dans la société, élaborent le suicide parfait, mûrement réfléchi. Pour que la chute soit dure, ils agissent dans le temps, s'appliquent à franchir les étapes selon le seul modèle de réussite en Corée : intégrer l'une des meilleures universités puis un grand groupe comme Samsung. C'est lorsque le succès leur tend enfin les bras que la machine peut s'emballer : sur un site baptisé pourquoituvis.com, des vidéos de suicide sont publiées selon un agenda bien précis, faisant bientôt la une de la rubrique faits divers des grands journaux. Le site Internet gagne en audience et le phénomène se propage comme une traînée de poudre. Voilà la revanche de ces jeunes contre la société qui les a broyés

300 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 2011

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October 28, 2019
This book was gifted to me (in french) and it was... definitely an interesting read. I'm not rating it as I'm not sure how to feel about it. This is my first time trying Korean/Asian literature ; I quickly understood that social context was very important to understand everything about this book and had to do my own research on the side. I would describe it as somewhere between psychological thriller and drama, with criticism of society being at the core of everything : while the events are purely fictional, the context isn't. I would say that while this is a criticism of Korean society that takes into account its national History and mentality, it is somewhat relatable even to a Western audience, and maybe even others too : a hopeless, desperate generation that doesn't know how to leave a mark on the world and has no choice but to fit in the molds that were already conceived for us.
Suicide is the other main theme of this book and some parts are heavy and graphic, so I also think it has to be said that anyone sensitive about this topic shouldn't read this book.
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January 7, 2022
a very interesting book, i would recommend if you’re interested in Korea socials issues.
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