Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mut zur Freiheit: Meine Flucht aus Nordkorea by Yeonmi Park

32 reviews

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, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Violence

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

_federica_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This is such a moving and inspiring story. I think everyone should read this book since many people are still unaware of what is actually going on in these modern day dictatorships. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

natreviews's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the books that should be read in every single high school. This is such an important read, not only for an inside look as to what living in North Korea is like, but to read all of the hardships she and others like her have had to experience. It is one of those books that will make you reflect on your own life, and how good you really have it.

I had only seen the title of this book, heard nothing about it before I read it. That's why I'll keep this review to the bare bones. There are some books out there where the less you know, the better the read is. This is one of those books (although I highly recommend checking out the content warnings before reading).

What I will say is Yeonmi holds nothing back. For that I'm truly grateful. Although it is a hard and challenging read, it wouldn't have the same impact as it does without all of the details. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence

madebyleila's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship

meeuwke's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, War, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Torture, and Grief

pawiwowi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

bright_eyed_and_bookish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Park manages to find the humanity within the inhumanity in the situations and people she faces along her journey. This is a story not only about her experience itself, but also her rapidly changing worldview.

By the end of the book, we get to know her understanding of the power of a story in providing a kind of freedom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape, Medical content, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide and Torture

miachalupa's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

shadereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Torture

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical content and Physical abuse

seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Yeonmi’s been through so many hardships, and her account of her life thus far is at once tragic and inspiring. Can’t recall if it is officially, but her story is sort of split into three portions - her childhood in North Korea, her time being trafficked and stuck in China, and her adjustment to South Korea when she finally escaped. Each of these sections feels a little different - the first is more matter-of-fact and emotionally detached (to be fair I can’t remember most of my childhood, so she probably relied a bit on family to piece some things together), the second is utterly depressing, and the third is more hopeful but makes you think about some issues we may take for granted today in “first-world” countries. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Eji Kim, and didn’t find the simplicity of the language at all an issue like I’m reading in some previous reviews. It’s well-written, and the kind of story that may not necessarily spell out hugely complex thoughts but does make you think upon your own assumptions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexism, and Torture