Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kim Čijong — ročník 82 by Cho Nam-joo

150 reviews

pammiie's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Still a 5 star slay

‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.'

‘The girls stowed away repulsive, frightening experiences with males deep in their hearts without even realising it.’

'The world had changed a great deal, but the little rules, contracts and customs had not, which meant the world hadn't actually changed at all’

‘Do laws and institutions change values, or do values change laws and institutions?’

‘People who pop a painkiller at the smallest hint of a migraine, or who need anaesthetic cream to remove a mole, demand that women giving birth should gladly endure the pain, exhaustion and mortal fear.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

directorpurry's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Vomit

kathshiroma's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion

isabelvegga's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

shwoffy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

hoyatine's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

crybabybea's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

My first time reading literary fiction, and my first time reading a translated work. I picked this up after reading Flowers of Fire and learning that it was one of the first novels published in South Korea written by a woman, about a woman, critiquing patriarchal society. 

Following Kim Jiyoung's story was heartbreaking, and made even more emotional with the understanding that her fictional experience was common, if not milder, than what most women in South Korea experience. The misogyny she faces starts early and gets worse as she ages, and as a reader, all you can do is watch as it compounds upon her and drives her to madness. 

I liked how this was written, with an interesting narrator whose identity is only revealed at the end, and for my first piece of literary fiction, I'm really satisfied that I chose this, and it's sparked for me an interest in literary fiction and translated works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

eviltwin92's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

lemonyanne's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Great piece of feminist semi-autobiographical work that has clearly been a huge influence in Korean thought towards women, work and motherhood

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical trauma and Pregnancy