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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
17 reviews
livay's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Child death, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Cancer, Classism, Death of parent, Deportation, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
i_break_bookspines's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, Violence, and Trafficking
justovereherereading's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Self harm, Police brutality, and Rape
rachreads681's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Excrement, Confinement, Cancer, Rape, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping
bookswithabbey1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Rape, Trafficking, and Pedophilia
kirstenpod_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcoholism and Genocide
aguattery's review against another edition
3.5
That being said, the writing style didn't sit well with me. It was VERY choppy and at times I didn't understand how we jumped from one topic to the next. Each chapter felt like reading an essay written by a middle schooler. And maybe that was purposeful to make the story accessible but it didn't work for me. It almost felt like I almost thought about dnf'ing it because of that but it's such an important story that I finished it anyway.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Abortion, Stalking, and Xenophobia
ran_sophia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders
karingforbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This was amazing. I don’t know much about North Korea beyond what’s taught in the west which is propaganda to showcase democracy as the best. I enjoyed learning about the details of North Korea and how bad it actually was. Not to say I enjoy human suffering but it was educational and well written. She writes in a conversational and emotional manner which will definitely pull at your remotiosn whether that’s anger, sorrow or compassion. It’s a hard read because of all the horrific things this woman experienced but it’s an important read, not only because we can learn about a repressive regime but because many of the events she experienced can be analogized to events in the west (immigration for one).
Graphic: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Rape, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Cancer
Minor: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so happy I checked out this audiobook from Libby. Yeonmi Park gives insight to what life was like for her in North Korea.
This story was very hard to listen to. It was tragic, but Yeonmi and her family did what they had to in order to survive, no matter the cost. I will list content warning at the end of this post, because a lot of what Yeonmi and her family survived was extremely brutal.
If you are looking for a memoir for Women's Month this March I would strongly suggest picking up this book. I think this book should be read in political science and sociology classes to showcase politics, survival, and people's ways of thinking. If you're looking for a non-fiction book that will shake you to the core, read In Order to Live.
Graphic: Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer and Gore