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A review by pavonini
Daughters of the Dragon: A Comfort Woman's Story by William Andrews
3.0
I quite liked this. The subject was horrible (of course), and some of the story was... questionable (I wasn't keen on the whole comb idea and how it played out). It was better than I expected considering it's written by a man with no personal experience. This isn't a subject I know a huge amount about, but this made me determined to watch the 2016 documentary "The Apology" - I had planned to, but hadn't had the courage to start it.
This book made me angry, at America and Japan. It made me furious on behalf of those women, abused and discarded, forced to hide their past as if they did something shameful.
I got it free on kindle, and I probably won't read it again. I don't think this is The Book you need to read to get to grips with what the Japanese did to these women, but it's not a bad place to start (fairly easy read aside from the actual events depicted). Overall I'd probably say it's worthy (in what it's trying to achieve) but not compelling.
This book made me angry, at America and Japan. It made me furious on behalf of those women, abused and discarded, forced to hide their past as if they did something shameful.
I got it free on kindle, and I probably won't read it again. I don't think this is The Book you need to read to get to grips with what the Japanese did to these women, but it's not a bad place to start (fairly easy read aside from the actual events depicted). Overall I'd probably say it's worthy (in what it's trying to achieve) but not compelling.