Reviews tagging 'Death'

За да живея by Yeonmi Park, Йонми Парк

63 reviews

indier's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Very emotional and inspiring read. Very informative and sheds light on the atrocities that are taking place in North Korea as well as China. A story everyone should hear.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Trafficking and Rape

eagerbones's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Rape, Deportation, Genocide, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

clare_dv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Trafficking, Rape, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Child abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Deportation

axo17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Amazing personal account of her life in North Korea, China, and South Korea. It’s a dark truth, but overall I absolutely loved it. 

I included a lot of disclaimers. It’s a heavy read… lots of content that can be too much to handle at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Body horror, Classism, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

brandiereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Pedophilia, and Rape

tarabaharan's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Violence, Death, and Sexual assault

rachreads681's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Excrement, Confinement, Cancer, Rape, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

zavi_d's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Trafficking, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Self harm, Rape, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

sabrinz's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

This book was given to my by a friend as a present with the words "a friend recommended it to me and said it would make my cry!"

Needless to say, this book and the real story it conveys did make me cry. But not for the brutal honesty with which Yeonmi Park describes her journey to freedom (I was mainly too shocked and heartbroken), but the positive outlook on her future and what she is trying to do with her voice and her story.

Simpyl because of the nature of this joruney, it is not a light read, but very much worth it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Slavery, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Death

Minor: Suicide, Cancer, and Genocide

chaya_v's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is one of the most impactful books I’ve ever read. It is extremely well written and even if it wasn’t the story of her life just grips you.
Park Yeonmi gives us an insight into the life in North Korea and her hellish escape to South-Korea. Park Yeonmi has lived through things most of us can’t imagine. I’ve learned many things by reading her memoirs 

I don’t really have words, you just have to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Death