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За да живея by Йонми Парк, Yeonmi Park

48 reviews

meenakshi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Harrowing but inspiring 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

mahshid_aa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Self harm

ak_munoz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Synopsis: Yeonmi Park was born in North Korea. She spent most of her childhood trying to survive the atrocities of the country. One day, Yeonmi's mother decides the family must escape, in order to live. What awaits them during their escape is equally as terrible as the things that happened in North Korea. This true story displays courage, survival, and resiliency. 

I'm so happy I checked out this audiobook from Libby. Yeonmi Park gives insight to what life was like for her in North Korea. 

This story was very hard to listen to. It was tragic, but Yeonmi and her family did what they had to in order to survive, no matter the cost. I will list content warning at the end of this post, because a lot of what Yeonmi and her family survived was extremely brutal.

If you are looking for a memoir for Women's Month this March I would strongly suggest picking up this book. I think this book should be read in political science and sociology classes to showcase politics, survival, and people's ways of thinking. If you're looking for a non-fiction book that will shake you to the core, read In Order to Live.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer and Gore

alicemelvin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

thereaderfriend's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, and Death of parent

I don’t want to say that I loved this because it was harrowing, but I enjoyed this because of so many reasons. Mainly, the fact that Yeonmi grew the strength and courage to share her story with the world and become who she is. The only thing that’s not giving this a 5 ⭐️ is that the narrator wasn’t Yeonmi, which I can understand why, and that the narrator wasn’t giving enough emotional support. I need to get a copy of this book so I can highlight more quotes that I love because I only got one. “We all have our own deserts. They may not be the same as my desert, but we all have to cross them to find a purpose in life and be free.”

agustdefault's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

im having a hard time describing this book but i am going to recommend it to everyone i know. it is very rare for me to cry during books and this one got me. yeonmis story is so heartbreaking and i felt that by the end i truly knew her. im proud of her for being able to speak up and tell her story and it was so well written that it didnt feel monotonous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Classism

mxpringle's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Slavery, Excrement, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Abortion

rini's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Vomit, Abortion, and War

Minor: Ableism and Forced institutionalization