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lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
sorkka'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked this book because it describes some of the many challenges unique to being a woman. After reading, I feel both vindicated and anxious about how I might raise a family and pursue a career. It was so interesting learning about how hopeless this challenge is for many Korean women. I was not happy that the narrator of the audio book was a man at first, given that it is the story of Jiyoung’s life and has such a feminist sentiment, but at the end of the book it is clear why the narrator is a man, with a plot twist!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Abortion and Sexual harassment
shwoffy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
anh_read's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
A novel about being a woman in South Korea. However, it is universal story, as women from other countries and cultures suffer under similar situations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying
paperl21's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Aufklärend für die Details, die Unterdrückung verursachen und das System stabilisieren.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
euge's review against another edition
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Abortion
hellichipmunk's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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? N/A
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment
cami_chai's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Mental illness
Minor: Medical trauma, Stalking, and Pedophilia
lizetteratura'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
someone add this book to both the korean literature canon and feminist literature canon
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion
wanderingdeviant's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
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
4.5
i want to scream forevermore. this was so excruciatingly and painfully amazing and true and familiar that i need to pull my hair out. especially ESPECIALLY the ending.. the psychiatrist seeing the same issues in his wife as jiyoung but STILL DECIDING HE NEEDS TO HIRE AN UNMARRIED WOMAN NEXT TIME AAAAAAHHHHH I NEED TO SCRATCH MY EYES OUT like he knows but he doesn’t understand.. even jiyoung’s husband knew but did nothing to help.. and there’s no current solution to the problems women face in the workplace (can you feel my anger?? oh my god) although this is set in south korea, the issues are felt worldwide for women/fem-presenting people- though i understand they are definitely different depending on which country you’re in. it was really enlightening to read experiences of misogyny from another part of the world. this was amazing. i loved it. i hated it. i understood it. it understood me. aaaaaahhhhhh. “the doctor chuckled to himself. 'back in the day, women used clubs to do the laundry, lit fires to boil baby clothes, and crawled around to do the sweeping and mopping. don’t you have a washing machine for laundry and vacuum cleaner for cleaning? women these days- what have you got to whine about?'”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment