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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, War
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism
The writing was great and the art portrayed such sadness and trauma without being overly explicit. It was a quiet story that left you to sit in Lee's stories.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy
Moderate: War
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War
I’m going to say-- the fact that Shinzo Abe was never run through with a rusty pole during his time as Prime Minister of Japan is honestly astounding to me.
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, War
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape
I would give this full five stars but the insertion of the author in the story didn't sit well with me, her stress about publishing Grass, getting the story out next to the actual experiences of the person she's writing about just did not seem right. Especially when she prodded the granny Lee Ok-Sun with the question about if there were some nicer soldiers that came because there might be less evil ones but they still came to rape those women just because they could. The last chapter about the author retracing the steps of Lee Ok-Sun was jarring because a few pages back there are traumas of the old woman bared naked and next there's the author complaining about airconditioning and air pollution. And on the same note, the afterword felt to me like the author got what she wanted from Lee Ok-Sun and didn't feel like vising her anymore.
Despite that, the book is something everyone should read at some point in their life.
Graphic: Death, Rape, Trafficking, Medical trauma, War
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Colonisation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Blood, War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Self harm, Police brutality, Abortion
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Abandonment, War
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail