Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

144 reviews

do_cholery's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Abortion, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Ableism

mxbenjaminrose's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Abortion and Infertility

bunnuluvr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Sexual assault

tigerhae's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.75

this was genuinely heartbreaking, but reassuring in a way with how much it really hit home. ive been thinking that i don’t really want children and after reading this book i only feel more so that way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Bullying

jeslis's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Notes:
- Such an important book! I had no idea about how predominant this culture is in South Korean still to this day and the footnotes were super informative and shocking.
- Very concise and clear read

, and the ending was absolutely genius—reverting everything back in this cyclical manner via the male psychologist's view

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- Rating this book for my overall enjoyment and memory of reading it and not all that critically here. Again, a very important and worthy book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I found the subject of the book very interesting and will be looking further into sexism in Korea.
I liked following Jiyoung's life and what  she experienced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

dalupas's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion, Mental illness, Death, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

bitterrsweet's review against another edition

informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

The book was kind of dry and seemed to be just facts about gender discrimination in South Korea. I don't think it was a good fit for my first book of Asian author. 
Despite this, I guess each man has to read it to understand what women have to deal with in this world, even in 21st century

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Mental illness, and Abortion

johanna_albr's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Abortion