Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

87 reviews

applebottomjeans's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

Made me think

froggybooks's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

infuriatingly good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Vomit

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

laurareads87's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 lives up to the author's intentions to write a work that sparks conversation about Korean women's experiences with sexism and misogyny at home, in school, and at work.  The book felt simultaneously very familiar and very infuriating -- I cannot say that I was surprised by the protagonist's experiences as many of them are not dissimilar to my own, yet finishing it I find myself affected nonetheless.  The author captures misogyny in all of its everydayness: its manifestations in relationships between partners, strangers, colleagues, the excuses men make to dismiss its existence, and its reproduction by even those who consider themselves progressive.  The incorporation of a few footnoted statistics (about gender and employment, wage gaps, etc. in Korea) is highly effective and, I think, is valuable context, particularly for non-Korean readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

flowingleaves's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying and Abortion

wackly93's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Classism

sorcha's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

blazing_orchids's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

I really liked this book. I learned a lot about what life has been like for women in Korea the past 40 years. The final chapter was really unexpected for me and absolutely bleak. I really felt for Jiyoung throught the whole book and was so sad I couldn't cry at all. Highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

fifofi's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage