Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Daughters of the Dragon: A Comfort Woman's Story by William Andrews

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ramalam98's review against another edition

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This felt too much like trauma porn to me, with the rape scenes the only things that are written with any detail. William Andrews you do not need to specify how big the penis is when you’re writing about women being raped. 

Aside from that I just wasn’t enjoying it, it felt badly written and there didn’t seem to be any character development. 

I will read more about the topic of comfort women from non-fiction sources. 
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nyne's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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ellik6612's review

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dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Haunting and deeply sad inspired by true events. Not particularly well written but not awfully so, the modern day part was weak. It seemed well researched (?), but I felt uncomfortable reading this deeply personal, emotional and graphically violent story that affected Korean women, written by a white American man. I feel that stories like this should be written by the people who experienced them or were affected by these events. The author seems well intentioned but I'm not sure it was his story to tell.
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