Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

44 reviews

pallak108's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

tprsjr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Medical content

kejianming's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

“The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.”

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Body shaming

rieviolet's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book. It was a hard-hitting and painful story and so many times, like Kim Jiyoung herself, I wanted to scream and hit something at the sheer injustice and unbearable awfulness of it all. 

I really appreciated how the author chose both to include the main character's personal experiences and also to mention facts and statistical data about the general conditions of women in South Korea. 

I also really liked the writing style, it was quite direct and matter-of-fact when it needed to be, but at the same time there were many beautiful passages with a more lyrical style that captured so well Jiyoung's feelings and that really moved me. 

A wonderful and powerful read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Fatphobia, Death, and Vomit

sara_h's review against another edition

informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness

_fralerighe_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

lexyo0o's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

ayowtf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Cho Nam-Joo is a force to be reckoned with. The entire storm even. 

A large part of this book made me feel a flurry of emotions. So much, that I developed a migraine in between reading it. Her novel perfectly describes the socially conservative nature of South Korea, while also detailing the difficulties of being a first time mother. Similarly, the book perfectly describes the disconnect between genders (in relation to workplace violence, and pregnancy). 

The beginning was hard to follow in the beginning, as it read like a infographic. However, it picked up greatly. I wasn’t able to put it down (despite that migraine I mentioned). If you want a book that will stick with you, this is it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

amberinbookland's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

ellarend's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Not a fan of the format or the ending. I feel it could have developed into something so much better with a different ending. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexism