Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

För att kunna leva: en nordkoreansk flickas resa till frihet by Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

83 reviews

averagemugglereader's review against another edition

I was really enjoying this book, but unfortunately half way through I did some digging and found that the author is not 100% trust worthy. She’s been “caught” lying about several things in the book. I say “caught” because some people take it as she is definitely lying and others see it as her not wanting to relive certain trauma’s so she didn’t divulge everything at first and that why her story has slightly changed. But because of all that,  I just don’t feel right finishing the book. Maybe I’ll get back to him some day in the future. But for now I’m going to research a few other NK defectors.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

captain_tiz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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

jbry44's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

laedyred's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

Many of us are aware of the horrors of North Korea, but this memoir also describes the challenges faced after leaving the country. The horrors escapees endure are hard to read. In my situation, this book did not change my life, but it was educational and inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

afaikayak's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

joonsmoonchild89's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Very harrowing and difficult to read, but had some beautiful lessons to learn and ways of viewing the world we could all use. Well worth the read, but have tissues ready. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

kjack99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

kitten_nugget's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Medical trauma

ginnycady's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder