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A review by shanbreads
Daughters of the Dragon: A Comfort Woman's Story by William Andrews
3.0
Recived this book from netgally and the publisher in exchange for an honest review this has in no way affected my opinion.
It is a a story about 2 korean sisters in the 2nd World War,who are duped into believing they were going to work in a factory, by the Japanese Soldiers who were in occupation . Instead the sisters who were early teenagers were taken along with thousends of other wemen from Korea,China,Malaysia etc To be" Comfort Wemen" Prostitutes for the Soldiers against their will..While the story was shocking, I felt the Author was trying to be as sensitive as the story line allowed, the book reflects athrocities, that are prevalent in wars, including current conflicts around the world, so man has learnt nothing, and wemen continue to bear the brunt of abuse, and degredation, but the book also demonstrates the power of survival, courage,and continuing love and dignity. and how the Dragon Comb, continued throughout the book to be a powerful beacon of hope,and connection with past and future generations.While offering the recipient of the comb special powers, that like a tailisman offerred comfort and belief that it would protect the holder of the comb, I found the story distressing and humbling at the same time. friends have asked to borrow it after my having told them about it.
The one criticisum of the narrative I found very frustrating, was the Author wrote sentances in Korean or Japanese, with no reference as to what
It is a a story about 2 korean sisters in the 2nd World War,who are duped into believing they were going to work in a factory, by the Japanese Soldiers who were in occupation . Instead the sisters who were early teenagers were taken along with thousends of other wemen from Korea,China,Malaysia etc To be" Comfort Wemen" Prostitutes for the Soldiers against their will..While the story was shocking, I felt the Author was trying to be as sensitive as the story line allowed, the book reflects athrocities, that are prevalent in wars, including current conflicts around the world, so man has learnt nothing, and wemen continue to bear the brunt of abuse, and degredation, but the book also demonstrates the power of survival, courage,and continuing love and dignity. and how the Dragon Comb, continued throughout the book to be a powerful beacon of hope,and connection with past and future generations.While offering the recipient of the comb special powers, that like a tailisman offerred comfort and belief that it would protect the holder of the comb, I found the story distressing and humbling at the same time. friends have asked to borrow it after my having told them about it.
The one criticisum of the narrative I found very frustrating, was the Author wrote sentances in Korean or Japanese, with no reference as to what