Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Slavery'
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers
35 reviews
gracie_reads_everything's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Rape, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Minor: Gore, Stalking, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Torture, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
Biography, autobiography, memoir, North Korea, human rights, powerfulmmontemurro's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Sexual assault, Deportation, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion
This book really captivated me from start to finish. I had heard of Yeonmi's story before from the numerous interviews she does, but I had not heard of some specific details about her family and her survival throughout her teenage years. It humbles me and I am grateful to live in a country where freedom is a right and I am able to achieve my goals without significant hardship or sacrifice. I am glad that after all the hardship Yeonmi endured, she was able to gain freedom and is now able to spread awareness and information to others.livay's review
4.25
Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Child death, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Cancer, Classism, Death of parent, Deportation, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
jbry44's review
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, Medical trauma, War, Suicide, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia
eagerbones's review
5.0
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
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
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
underthetreereads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Abortion
ell_n's review
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Cancer, Rape, Abandonment, and Slavery
Moderate: War
graff_fuller's review against another edition
4.25
I love biographies, but autobiographies are even better. "Straight from the horse's mouth", as they say.
The traumatic escape of Yeon-mi Park from N. Korea, to China, to Mongolia, to S. Korea, onward...to where she now lives in America.
The peak behind the curtain of what is actually going on in N. Korea is amazing (in a bad way). Also, to read about the propaganda machine that is at work in N. Korea...for 70+ years, so that not even S. Koreans know HOW different these two cultures are now.
To hear about empathy and love being devoid in the average N. Korean. Seeing public executions and dead people in the streets...as normal events. Being sold into slavery and prostitution, just to survive and escape...for slavery and prostitution are one thing, but HUNGER is worse. Anything, just to eat food.
None of us in the US can understand these things, which I'm glad for, but we need to educate ourselves. We do not agree with the leadership of N. Korea, but the people of N. Korea are enslaved, themselves to this dynasty and deserve our pity. The need to help other escape this hell hole...as Yeon-mi says, it is the DARKEST place on the earth. If you look at satellite photos of the area...there are very few lights, compared to the bordering countries...it looks like a black hole swallowed the entire country. Shortages of electricity, food, are necessities normal...and this is how the leadership keeps the people in check.
You really have to read it in her own words. She escaped when she was 13, but it wasn't until years later that she truly had freedom from the oppression that ALL people of N. Korea accept as NORMAL.
Share this story to your friends and family. It is a VERY sad tale, but she's come out of it, scars and all...and is trying to shine a light on N. Korea...so the world will come to its (the enslaved people who live in this country, under THIS regime) rescue.
I'm so happy that I picked this book up and read her story. There will be images that I won't be able to get out of my head, but maybe this will help people to help these downtrodden people.
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Trafficking, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Deportation, Murder, Physical abuse, and Police brutality