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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers
61 reviews
clare_dv's review
4.0
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
4.75
I included a lot of disclaimers. It’s a heavy read… lots of content that can be too much to handle at times.
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
5.0
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
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Violence, Death, and Sexual assault
rachreads681's review
4.25
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
4.0
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
3.0
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.
Moderate: Trafficking, Slavery, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Death
Minor: Suicide, Cancer, and Genocide
chaya_v's review against another edition
5.0
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.
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Rape and Death
booktalkswithregina's review against another edition
4.5
This is a story of overcoming the cruellest conditions.
A story of survival and loss. Incredible pain and suffering, but also resilience and strength. I already knew a lot about North Korea, but this book still shocked me. Very hard to read and comprehend even.
After finishing, I was left amazed by the human capacity to overcome anything and everything.4
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse
Moderate: Torture
kirstenpod_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcoholism and Genocide