Grass

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Oh My God This Is The Saddest Thing I've Ever Read. Grass is a multi prized manhwa that deserves every single one of them, it's more than just a book, it's a lesson, it's a mark that can't ever by overlooked or forgotten, it tells a story that cannot be lost for the sake of justice and humanity.
In this manhwa Keum Suk Gendry Kim interviews an old lady from Korea who were forced to work into "Comfort Houses" or without euphemisms, brothels, during the Second War, amidst the japanese invasion. That period in case you didn't know was one of the most brutal episodes ... humanity has ever seen, full of the most atrocious things one could ever think of, it's no wonder chinese and koreans have a lot of ressentment from Japan, i mean, they ruined their countries and their citizens for long long years. That being said, you can imagine the horrors this books constantly talks about and the author does it in a way that is so touching it's impossible not to be on the verge of crying out loud. Keum Suk drawings contrasts with the harsh theme from the history the whole manhwa and it kinda makes you feel like "it's not that bad, look at those silly drawings", but as you go turning the pages and seeing the sad faces the old lady does the emotion she was drawn within every single part of the story you start to feel the heaviness of her heart in yours. It draws you to get to know more of this old lady, you want her to have a good ending, you need to know that everything turns out right for her... and well, you got to read to know. Another thing i loved about Grass was how the author interspersed the scenes between interviewing and flashbacks and how subtle it was done giving this such a great pace. I don't think there's a single negative point in this manhwa, i mean besides the main characters the others could have gotten a little more work on, we could have gotten a little more deeper in certain periods of the life of the MC but that wouldn't make much difference honestly, it's not the point anyway it's a story of a real person who lived through one of the most horrific times the world has ever passed it's about a survivor it's about Ok-Sun Lee a name that cannot be forgotten.