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Yaşamak İçin

Yeonmi Park, Arzu Çağlan

4.47 AVERAGE

mamaxke's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

This was intense - and while possibly what you would expect - it was still a worthwhile read.

brittanyplusbooks's review against another edition

5.0

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bennys_books_21's review against another edition

3.75

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eileenwang's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5
If I were to rate this book completely objectively I’d say it’s an incredible story about a woman who has endured the unimaginable and through sheer will has survived and thrived to tell her story. Unfortunately we live in the context of all in which came before us and Yeonmi Park is transphobic among other concerning things and also has had her stories questioned by other defectors and academics. I don’t think it’s fair to invalidate the hardships she’s endured and I want to give her grace since trauma can reshape memories. However, it’s hard to read a memoir in which the main theme is starvation while knowing that her own mother has claimed they were never starving. I have conflicting feelings on this book.