Reviews

The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman by Jean Inglis, Mikiso Hane, Kaneko Fumiko

kh108_'s review

inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Kaneko Fumiko's memoir is one that will hold a place in my heart. Her pain echoes my own and her words so perfectly describe her thoughts, leaving me with a strong sense of the injustices done to her. Her strength inspired me to leave my abusive household.

cmm3's review

dark informative medium-paced

speliza's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad

4.5

buninita's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense

5.0

chaispicemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is legitimately the best book I have ever read. I consider it my favorite of all time. I’m so glad I pushed through to the end (I sometimes have a hard time sticking with a book and not putting it down, but if I remember right this was one I just could hardly put down). *spoiler* Kaneko’s story is one of childhood abuse, struggle and hardships as she grows and navigates political, race, gender, and class differences in the tense world of her time. Through her writing the reader can see the historical context of the era. But at times it’s just so heartbreaking. The moments I remember most are Kaneko’s early childhood as a servant to a family, her living in a small village, the death of her friend, her attending college, her struggling with her job selling newspapers outside for long painful hours, and the poem she wrote. I really connected with her through this book and at times related to her pain, which is why I cherish it so much. It’s a treasure to me. 

dogearreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5