Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

26 reviews

horizonous's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

◦ Child abuse = Child labour
◦ Emotional abuse = Brainwashing
◦ Mental illness = PTSD
◦ Murder = Execution
◦ Physical abuse = incl. starvation
◦ Sexual violence = Human trafficking

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

ohlhauc's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

This book was a detailed retelling of the events in the author's life from her early childhood in North Korea, her escape to China and experience being trafficked as a sex slave, followed by her second escape to South Korea where she received an education and began to build a safe, hopeful life.

The story is very important as we need to understand more about the situations and social forces/governments that lead to such oppression and violence against human dignity. However, there wasn't much beyond a straightforward chronicle of events. I would have liked to see more commentary and extrapolation of the ideas beyond the author's experience. The writing was also fine; nothing stood out, either bad or good.

The topic was important but the execution was just okay. I'd recommend checking out other memoirs or books on the topic of North Koreans escaping their country if you want a broader or deeper understanding of the topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

phantasyia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

churameru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

linkamarisa's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Sexual assault