Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee

4 reviews

angelofmusic317's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.5

Interesting story of a North Korean defector who not only escaped on her own but also got her family out. She shares the challenges, dangers, and struggles of leaving her country of birth to seek a different and better life somewhere else. This book moves quickly and is an interesting listen/read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Confinement, Deportation, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Drug use

sammantha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide, Death, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Abortion, Trafficking, and Child death

mondovertigo's review

adventurous emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, Sexism, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Murder

Minor: Excrement, War, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Cannibalism

josefinceh's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

Read the Swedish translation.
The girl with seven names is about the authors life in North korea, how she escaped and, how she came back to get her mother and brother out as well. 
The story gets you hooked quickly as Lee describes her childhood in North Korea. She goes into great detail both about the happy times as well as the fear and paranoia that is so deeply ingrained in their culture. Throughout the book she gives you just enough of a hint for you to see where things might be going but still keeps you at the edge of your seat to see what will happen.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although I did find the writing to be a little bit stocky (possibly due to the translation). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Suicide