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crm00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Rape, and Sexual assault
julia20y3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, War, Abortion, Genocide, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, and Death
juliavra's review
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, War, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Slavery, Infertility, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Racism, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Death, Rape, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Genocide, Classism, Sexual content, and Deportation
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, Infertility, Abandonment, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Genocide, War, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, and Suicide attempt
jhbandcats's review
5.0
The author / illustrator, Keum Duk Gendry-Kim, met and interviewed Lee. They became friends of a sort, with Gendry-Kim working for three years to complete her biography. It begins when Lee was a child, sold by her parents to alleviate their poverty. From there things got progressively worse with her being abducted and sent to a “comfort station” at the age of 16 or 17.
Things were almost as bad after the war. The newly liberated women were shunned as whores, unable to find food or work. Lee told Gendry-Kim that her life was miserable from the moment she was born, and that’s all too clear.
Gendry-Kim tells Lee’s story in a straightforward fashion without sensationalizing the violence and misery. I confess I can’t conceive of this level of pain and anguish.
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infertility, Abortion, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Classism, War, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia