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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This is a reading that will get you mad, that will want to burn everything because men are always so freaking privileged.
The book is easy to read and I got immediately into the story.
It still didn’t surprise me these facts about South Korea. I felt like there was nothing new about it - for me.
Still pretty much interesting.
The book is easy to read and I got immediately into the story.
It still didn’t surprise me these facts about South Korea. I felt like there was nothing new about it - for me.
Still pretty much interesting.
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Partes que me impactaron y me hicieron entender sobre el pensamiento machista
Creía sinceramente que había tenido la suerte de encontrar un buen marido porque nunca la había engañado ni golpeado.
Eran tiempos en los que se creía que los hijos varones debían sostener a la familia y que eso era sinónimo de éxito y felicidad. Por lo tanto, las hijas se sacrificaban sin reparo por sus hermanos
Ni siquiera yo sé si me casaré o si tendré hijos. O puede que me muera antes. ¿Por qué tengo que renunciar a lo que quiero ser o hacer por un futuro que no sé si llegará o no?
Está claro que no es conveniente contratar a mujeres, por muy competentes y buenas personas que sean, a menos que tengan solucionado lo del cuidado de los hijos. Tendré que procurar que la nueva asistente esté soltera.
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
This book made me so angry. But it was supposed to, so good job.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this book is SO good so so so good. it’s structure was perfect, the way it was written like it was just repeating the truth with very little flowery language really managed to get the point across without being flowery. everytime nam-joo used a REFERENCE felt like a mega mic drop. honestly this was like the perfect fictional non-fiction.
i also didn’t actually realise how bad gender inequality was in south korea and it was a VERY smart choice to name the book ‘kim jiyoung, born 1982’ because then ur constantly reminded like oh she was literally born in 1982 this isn’t actually the dark ages.
i would highly recommend this book to ANYONE and would probably make my children read it if i was to have them
this book is SO good so so so good. it’s structure was perfect, the way it was written like it was just repeating the truth with very little flowery language really managed to get the point across without being flowery. everytime nam-joo used a REFERENCE felt like a mega mic drop. honestly this was like the perfect fictional non-fiction.
i also didn’t actually realise how bad gender inequality was in south korea and it was a VERY smart choice to name the book ‘kim jiyoung, born 1982’ because then ur constantly reminded like oh she was literally born in 1982 this isn’t actually the dark ages.
i would highly recommend this book to ANYONE and would probably make my children read it if i was to have them
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So simple yet so devastating.
We follow a Korean woman from birth until a year after her first child is born. Throughout her life we see what it means to be a woman, in Korea and in general. Although the book is fiction it almost reads as non-fiction because it's not really fiction...
We follow a Korean woman from birth until a year after her first child is born. Throughout her life we see what it means to be a woman, in Korea and in general. Although the book is fiction it almost reads as non-fiction because it's not really fiction...
i listened to the audiobook while reading and i really loved this. short and to the point, this character-based book presents instances of misogyny women face in korea (w references and data!), many of which are relatable to women all over the world, albeit in different realities. the very ending was sad and genius