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sleepylit's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Grief, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Slavery
camz's review against another edition
5.0
Debo agradecer a la autora por no mostrar escenas gratuitas de violaciones, creo que la forma en la que decidió mostrar esas atrocidades permite mostrar el daño sin causar más trauma a quienes lo sufrieron.
Otra grata sorpresa para mi fue la belleza de muchos de los paneles, al ver la portada y con el estilo de la obra no esperaba que me gustara tanto su dibujo, pero es muy expresivo.
Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and War
Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
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
mezzythedragon's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, War, and Rape
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts
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: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy
Minor: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
jjs1001's review
5.0
Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, Rape, Trafficking, and Sexual violence
Minor: Infertility