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stacylaughs's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
tessalovespanda's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
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? No
4.0
The ending is weird with perspective shift. A different lense to womanhood from a different culture. The article referring makes sense now with the ending. Relatable as a woman and very poignant to the reality of women.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Body shaming
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking
valeisbleu's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
If you're going to be serious with a straight guy, get him to read this book first.
Also teaches the general humanity some empathy for women. That women's issues are not just about women, men play their roles too, as bystanders, as complicit in their inaction, in thinking it's not their role.
This took me a while to finish because by the time I finished, I felt enraged by the last line. Goes to show the writing of this author as succinct and it cuts to the core.
Also teaches the general humanity some empathy for women. That women's issues are not just about women, men play their roles too, as bystanders, as complicit in their inaction, in thinking it's not their role.
This took me a while to finish because by the time I finished, I felt enraged by the last line. Goes to show the writing of this author as succinct and it cuts to the core.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual harassment
kg18's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
zgreyz's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Classism
clovetra's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
i’m very conflicted on this book.
i want to say in no way shape or form do i want to criticise what the author wrote. i think raising awareness to the misogynistic culture of south korea is necessary, and the way it was done truly made me feel immersed in what it is like to be a woman in south korea.
i do think this book is necessary, especially considering the 4B movement has reached the west (as in, the knowledge of its existence in south korean culture).
purely from a reader’s perspective is why my star rating is so “low”.
this book kinda reminds me of a woman is no man by etaf rum, in that it’s:
- truthful, raw story adapted for “entertaining” purposes but could realistically be a real person’s life
- repeats the same themes & message surround misogyny without any new takes, going on and on with the same content
- incredibly disheartening to read as it feels like torture porn & gives you zero hope
- becomes stagnant around the middle of the story
- has an anticlimactic ending that slightly infuriates you (this “infuriating” comment more so applies to this book, whereas a woman is no man was solely anticlimactic)
also with a woman is no man, i feel scummy writing this review & giving negative feedback surrounding lives women very likely are actually living in the real world whilst i sit here prim and proper, not having to worry about if i will be discriminated against if i have kids (i won’t) or told to “suck it up” with workplace harassment.
i think i also went in with the wrong expectations - i expected the story to more heavily explain *why* jiyoung now channels women of her past. all i got was roughly ~30 pages of this which was probably the most disappointing aspect of the book for me. but i don’t really think i can hold this against the writer tbh - yet again my expectations for a book are out of wack 💀
like a woman is no man, i do think everyone should read this. i just don’t particularly “love” books about misogyny because u know…. i read to escape the real world…. i get enough sexism from existing thank u very much!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Sexism
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
Minor: Classism
jetix's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
this book should be required reading imo.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Miscarriage
homebodynate's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Misogyny
Moderate: Abortion
jana_f's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Abortion and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Still a 5 star slay
‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.'
‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.'
‘The girls stowed away repulsive, frightening experiences with males deep in their hearts without even realising it.’
'The world had changed a great deal, but the little rules, contracts and customs had not, which meant the world hadn't actually changed at all’
‘Do laws and institutions change values, or do values change laws and institutions?’
‘People who pop a painkiller at the smallest hint of a migraine, or who need anaesthetic cream to remove a mole, demand that women giving birth should gladly endure the pain, exhaustion and mortal fear.’
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual assault