Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Flickan med sju namn by Hyeonseo Lee, David John

11 reviews

orireading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

siennakt30's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia and Trafficking

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, and War

sammantha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Trafficking, and Abortion

jelenabts7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

steppc2's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

“My curiosity had always been greater than my fear - not a good trait to have in North Korea, where fear keeps your senses sharp and helps you stay alive.” 

What an incredible, eye-opening telling of the atrocities that happened and continue to happen in North Korea to this day. Hyeonseo Lee is just one brave person who, quite literally, risked it all as she defected from North Korea in search of a new life. 

Yet her story is not the norm — her family held a high status, known as songbun, and lived a relatively comfortable life. It was curiosity and rebellion that first sent her across the river to China and only the realization that she had been fed lies about North Korea being the best country in the world that kept her there.  

Hyeonseo does not shy away from how neighboring countries and the world view North Korea, North Korean defectors, and the challenges they face if and when they reach freedom. She was a young woman who fought for her freedom, her family’s freedom, and lived to tell the world their story. 

The Girl With Seven Names is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

rainbowwitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Excrement, Cannibalism, and War

josefinceh's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

Read the Swedish translation.
The girl with seven names is about the authors life in North korea, how she escaped and, how she came back to get her mother and brother out as well. 
The story gets you hooked quickly as Lee describes her childhood in North Korea. She goes into great detail both about the happy times as well as the fear and paranoia that is so deeply ingrained in their culture. Throughout the book she gives you just enough of a hint for you to see where things might be going but still keeps you at the edge of your seat to see what will happen.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although I did find the writing to be a little bit stocky (possibly due to the translation). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Police brutality, and Trafficking