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A review by kimalee
Daughters of the Dragon: A Comfort Woman's Story by William Andrews
4.0
Closer to a 4.5 for being eye-opening to more of the less commonly addressed horrors of war. It helped to better explain the disdain I have witnessed through the years towards the Japanese from my Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean friends, family and acquaintances. Oh how sheltered we truly are here in the USA.
The continued injustices faced by “comfort women” who were forced into sex slavery by the Japanese are appalling. The writing was rudimentary at times, but the author admits he is no expert on the topic, so there’s that.
An example that stood out to me was the introduction and continued use of the word “chinilpa” throughout the story, which based on context I assumed meant “prostitute [by choice]” or something of the sort. It actually denotes those who are Japanese collaborators - “people friendly to Japan.”
Overall it was another book that I more or less couldn’t put down.
The continued injustices faced by “comfort women” who were forced into sex slavery by the Japanese are appalling. The writing was rudimentary at times, but the author admits he is no expert on the topic, so there’s that.
An example that stood out to me was the introduction and continued use of the word “chinilpa” throughout the story, which based on context I assumed meant “prostitute [by choice]” or something of the sort. It actually denotes those who are Japanese collaborators - “people friendly to Japan.”
Overall it was another book that I more or less couldn’t put down.