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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
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
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4,5⭐️
"Jiyoung se transformava em pessoas diferentes de vez em quando. Algumas estavam vivas, outras mortas, todas mulheres que ela conhecera. Independentemente de como a coisa fosse encarada, não era brincadeira ou pegadinha. Ela se transformava naquela pessoa, de verdade, sem tirar nem pôr."
Kim Jiyoung é todas as mulheres.
Esse tipo de leitura é aquela que te faz rir... De ódio. Sério, eu me senti o anakin skywalker olhando para a padmé NAQUELA CENA de "a vinganca dos sith" (assistam star wars) olhando para esse livro. Isto é, visivelmente HOMICIDA. Apesar de ter menos de 200 páginas, esse livro atinge tantas vezes a boca do estômago que parece ter o dobro, o que me fez levar essa leitura em doses homeopáticas.
No enredo, a autora nos leva a conhecer não só a vida de Kim Jiyoung desde a infância até o cenário presente da vida dela, como também, a de muitas mulheres com quem ela cruzou durante sua trajetória, mulheres com quem ela se identifica, porque no final, em um país que anula tudo que corresponde ao sexo feminino, a dor de ser uma mulher, faz de uma, todas as mulheres. Leitura fundamental, que agregou muito no meu conhecimento de outras culturas, mesmo que tenha me deixado com vontade de machucar um homem. Tô até agora com tique no olho de ler a última frase.
Arrebatador, honesto e enervante.
"Jiyoung se transformava em pessoas diferentes de vez em quando. Algumas estavam vivas, outras mortas, todas mulheres que ela conhecera. Independentemente de como a coisa fosse encarada, não era brincadeira ou pegadinha. Ela se transformava naquela pessoa, de verdade, sem tirar nem pôr."
Kim Jiyoung é todas as mulheres.
Esse tipo de leitura é aquela que te faz rir... De ódio. Sério, eu me senti o anakin skywalker olhando para a padmé NAQUELA CENA de "a vinganca dos sith" (assistam star wars) olhando para esse livro. Isto é, visivelmente HOMICIDA. Apesar de ter menos de 200 páginas, esse livro atinge tantas vezes a boca do estômago que parece ter o dobro, o que me fez levar essa leitura em doses homeopáticas.
No enredo, a autora nos leva a conhecer não só a vida de Kim Jiyoung desde a infância até o cenário presente da vida dela, como também, a de muitas mulheres com quem ela cruzou durante sua trajetória, mulheres com quem ela se identifica, porque no final, em um país que anula tudo que corresponde ao sexo feminino, a dor de ser uma mulher, faz de uma, todas as mulheres. Leitura fundamental, que agregou muito no meu conhecimento de outras culturas, mesmo que tenha me deixado com vontade de machucar um homem. Tô até agora com tique no olho de ler a última frase.
Arrebatador, honesto e enervante.
Que tremendo, que impactante; esta novela nos muestra la realidad de muchas mujeres, realidades en donde los sueños se ven truncados por el solo hecho de ser mujer.
Aplausos a la autora.
Aplausos a la autora.