Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

18 reviews

multitalented_egg's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer and Sexism

livay's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Classism, and Deportation

i_break_bookspines's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, and Trafficking

justovereherereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

4.75

What a life you have lived Yeonmi Park, you have overcome obstacles that few will ever have to face, hold your head high and continue to speak out…we stand with you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Trafficking

rachreads681's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

bookswithabbey1's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Death of parent

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism and Genocide

aguattery's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

This review is more about the book itself then Yeonmi's life story. Her life and journey to freedom was so tragic and complex, and it was beautiful to watch her hold on to hope. 

That being said, the writing style didn't sit well with me. It was VERY choppy and at times I didn't understand how we jumped from one topic to the next. Each chapter felt like reading an essay written by a middle schooler. And maybe that was purposeful to make the story accessible but it didn't work for me. It almost felt like  I almost thought about dnf'ing it because of that but it's such an important story that I finished it anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Xenophobia, Stalking, and Abortion

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The book contains a very powerful story that is worth reading.  Although it was difficult to read, because what the author wrote about and what she experienced was very sad and terrible.  I liked that the story was well written and pointed.  And I also liked that she wasn't afraid to talk openly about what she was going through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

karingforbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Read the trigger warnings! 
This was amazing. I don’t know much about North Korea beyond what’s taught in the west which is propaganda to showcase democracy as the best. I enjoyed learning about the details of North Korea and how bad it actually was. Not to say I enjoy human suffering but it was educational and well written. She writes in a conversational and emotional manner which will definitely pull at your remotiosn whether that’s anger, sorrow or compassion. It’s a hard read because of all the horrific things this woman experienced but it’s an important read, not only because we can learn about a repressive regime but because many of the events she experienced can be analogized to events in the west (immigration for one). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt