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A review by cateconut
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo
4.0
4.5*
Jiyoung became different people from time to time. Some of them were living, others were dead, all of them women she knew. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t a joke or a prank. Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.
This book tells us the story of Kim Jiyoung and her (and those women around her) experience with gender inequality, pressures and discrimination in South Korea. Just as the quote says, she becomes different women from time to time, not literally, but in the sense that she represents every single women at some point and our struggles. It exposes the still shocking realities of women’s lives at home, in their workplace, at school, on the streets, before being born. A very important read!
I loved it, read it in one sitting & I’m definitely going to pick up more books like this.
My only complaint, which is not really a complaint, is the length. I wish it was longer. I understand why it is short and straight to the point, but I wished I got a deeper view of the story at some points.
Jiyoung became different people from time to time. Some of them were living, others were dead, all of them women she knew. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t a joke or a prank. Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.
This book tells us the story of Kim Jiyoung and her (and those women around her) experience with gender inequality, pressures and discrimination in South Korea. Just as the quote says, she becomes different women from time to time, not literally, but in the sense that she represents every single women at some point and our struggles. It exposes the still shocking realities of women’s lives at home, in their workplace, at school, on the streets, before being born. A very important read!
I loved it, read it in one sitting & I’m definitely going to pick up more books like this.
My only complaint, which is not really a complaint, is the length. I wish it was longer. I understand why it is short and straight to the point, but I wished I got a deeper view of the story at some points.