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rieviolet's review against another edition
4.0
I can say that I quite liked the author's drawing style and her choice of a black and white colouring.
The graphic novel recounts the life story of a Korean woman, Lee Okseon, but it stands for the suffering that many other people went through at that time of colonisation and war. The narration doesn't shy away from the brutal details and the horror of the experiences of "comfort women".
There is still a hopeful note in the ending, with the arrival of spring once again and the possibility of renewal.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
sleepylit's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Suicide attempt
devynreadsnovels's review
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
juliavra's review
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation
hmn54437's review
This graphic novel was an extremely rough one to get through and I appreciate the artist for making it that way. There was no sugarcoating of the events and traumas these women went through just raw genuine depictions of lives.
I can tell this is one that’s going to stick with me forever between the art, the history it portrays, and the people within; this book begs to be read, learned from, and remembered.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infertility, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and War
itzsupergirl's review
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War
lectricefeministe's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism
mapscitiesandsongs's review
4.5
A harrowing but necessary read. In her afterword Keum Suk Gendry-Kim writes that she didn't want to sensationalize the violence, pain and suffering of the characters, which she succeded in. I think the inclusion of really graphic scene would have been a disservice to the life story of Lee Ok-Sun and I am glad the author thought the same way. There weren't necessary at all, since the story in itself is harrowing enough.
I would have given the graphic novel 5 stars if it wasn't for the self-insertion of the author. It kind of rubbed me the wrong way how she was complaining about mundane things such as deadlines or air conditioning/air pollution, after we just read about the horrifying atrocities the "comfort women" had to endure. Not only that, but it also took me out of the story. I also found it quite weird how she frequently admits to not being in contact with Lee Ok-Sun and not having seen her in forever. As another reviewer mentioned, it felt like the author got her story and it's not interesting anymore.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
hillie_'s review
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Blood, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Self harm, Police brutality, and Abortion
f18's review
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail