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Cho Nam-Joo

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Quotes

em 💌has quoted2 years ago
and checking the sex of the fetus and aborting females was common practice, as if “daughter” was a medical problem

we can’t live bro

em 💌has quoted2 years ago
He attended a teacher training college in Seoul thanks to their support, and the eldest was praised for being the responsible first-born son who brought honor to the family through his own success and provided for his family. Oh Misook and her sister realized only then that their turn would not come; their loving family would not be giving them the chance and support to make something of themselves.
em 💌has quoted2 years ago
Her life choices, being Kim Jiyoung’s mother—Oh Misook was regretting them. Jiyoung felt she was a rock, small but heavy and unyielding, holding down her mother’s long skirt train. This made her sad

Impressions

Mariashared an impression2 years ago
🔮Hidden Depths
💡Learnt A Lot
🎯Worthwhile
💞Loved Up
👍Worth reading

This is a type of book that makes you both sad and angry because you find yourself and your experience as a woman in this world in between every page. Growing up and going to high school doesn't mean just that; it means suddenly getting aware of how your male classmates perceive you as something rather than someone, going to a dinner organized by your male colleagues doesn't mean just eating something with people you work with; it means sitting through their gazes as if you're an animal in a zoo and getting pregnant and starting a family means getting rid of every dream you ever had.
The writing of this book flows so easily and is so simply written but that's because this is a harsh reality for so many women- it's those seemingly small things that society does to you that just build up inside of you and that make you start wondering "Do they even see me as a human?"
Seriously, this book should be given to every man to read because it's crazy how unaware men are when it comes to women's experience in this patriarchal world

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    Cho Nam-Joo
    Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
    • 189
    • 184
    • 12
    • 9
  • em 💌shared an impression2 years ago
    🔮Hidden Depths
    💡Learnt A Lot
    🎯Worthwhile
    👍Worth reading

    me and jiyoung should have a big hug

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    Cho Nam-Joo
    Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
    • 189
    • 184
    • 12
    • 9
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