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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

19 reviews

saoreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

5.0

The story was easy to follow as it provided a background of the character's childhood to adulthood, which brought up instances that were relatable and to the notion of being a woman. While I was reading, it was really interesting and informative as the plot could flow in the same way as how manuscripts in K-dramas work from home, middle, and high school settings to college, job life, and marriage. The novel itself included statistics and references on the gender gap and dynamics when it came to the treatment of men and women. The experiences are so real that they tug at the heart. Now in the 21st century, it continues to happen. It also spoke of Korean culture when it came to senior-junior relationships at work and superstitions when it came to pregnancy, some of which I picked up from watching films. Ending the book brought about issues within society in general about women, marriage, maternity, child birth, and childcare, the aftereffects of giving up plenty of things, which makes you more aware not only of others but of yourself. It irked me how it also ended up misogynistically, whether that was intentional or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Death, and Pregnancy

nabila99's review against another edition

informative reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Mental illness

froggybooks's review

informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

infuriatingly good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Vomit

brittmariasbooks's review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

A great piece of feminist literature. Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 makes me even more interested in reading non-Western feminist writing. The first chapter had me intrigued. The ones that followed were relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit

clementinedays_'s review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Death, and Vomit

toofondofbooks_'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Goodreads describes this book as "The runaway bestseller that helped launch Korea's new feminist movement, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman's psychic deterioration in the face of rigid misogyny." I cannot think of a better description. This book is short, but it packs a punch. It had me angry from beginning to end. There are heavy themes of misogyny throughout the whole book as our main character, Jiyoung, simply cannot catch a break. The narrative of her life, while brief, illustrates perfectly how living under an oppressive patriarchy in Korean culture has messed with this woman's mental health and development. Though this book is specifically about a typical woman from modern day South Korea, I think there are things that happen within it that most women from various cultures can relate to, which horrifies me. I don't feel like I'm super qualified to review a book this important. I'm just a girl who likes books, but I really liked this book and what it had to say about feminism, motherhood, and being an average woman in general. The only thing I think I would change would be that I would've liked it to be longer and to have gone deeper into the psychological aspect of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Infertility

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Death, Miscarriage, and Excrement

rieviolet's review against another edition

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.

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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

bine2004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexism

Minor: Vomit

lish_e's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It’s sad that this book is so relatable. Also, it’s weird to rate this book, as the topics and stories are so real. 
The author uses statistics with citations to proof her point and to show, that the story of Kim Jiyoung isn’t uncommon. A lot of the experiences the main character has aren’t specific to South Korea and happen to a lot of women around the world. When I talked about this book, sadly a lot of women could relate and experienced something similar.  
A hard-hitting book that I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Medical content, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Suicide attempt