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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-joo
4.5 stars
This was such a frustrating read-- in a good way.
Kim Jiyoung is a woman who became mentally unstable due to her past experiences and the book is an account of her life, how she faced misogyny from birth until motherhood. I felt extremely frustrated knowing that even though it is set in South Korea, women from all over the world still face these troubles, from subtle microaggressions to full-on harassment. I think the way the author handles feminism, misogyny in every area of a woman's life, extremely well considering they most likely went through the same thing. The language is simple yet effective and easy to digest. And the ending was just painstakingly spectacular. It made me realize that what women go through is not just the surface level that I'm aware of, but way more complex than that. This was a wonderfully eye-opening read and I'm glad that I picked it up.
This was such a frustrating read-- in a good way.
Kim Jiyoung is a woman who became mentally unstable due to her past experiences and the book is an account of her life, how she faced misogyny from birth until motherhood. I felt extremely frustrated knowing that even though it is set in South Korea, women from all over the world still face these troubles, from subtle microaggressions to full-on harassment. I think the way the author handles feminism, misogyny in every area of a woman's life, extremely well considering they most likely went through the same thing. The language is simple yet effective and easy to digest. And the ending was just painstakingly spectacular. It made me realize that what women go through is not just the surface level that I'm aware of, but way more complex than that. This was a wonderfully eye-opening read and I'm glad that I picked it up.