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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

By: Cho Nam-Joo, Jamie Chang
Narrated by: Jamie Parker
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 THE SOUTH KOREAN SENSATION THAT HAS GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING

‘A ground-breaking work of feminist fiction’ Stylist

Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. A female preyed upon by male teachers at school. A daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night.

Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. A wife who gives up her career and independence for a life of domesticity.

Kim Jiyoung has started acting strangely.

Kim Jiyoung is depressed.

Kim Jiyoung is mad.

Kim Jiyoung is her own woman.

Kim Jiyoung is every woman.

The life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century raises questions about endemic misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all. Riveting, original and uncompromising, this is the most important book to have emerged from South Korea since Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.
©2019 Cho Nam-Joo (P)2019 Simon & Schuster UK Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Inspiring Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking

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Really enjoyed this. Found the narrators voice very easy to listen to. A very interesting story.

First audio book!

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I really couldn't stand the voice on this one, also why a powerful feminist book is read by a dude? takes me out of the experience

I had to return this books

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I somehow thought the book was about a personal drama, yet it turned out to have an agenda for highlighting the extent of women's oppression in the Korean society.

All about Korean feminism

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Feel validated by some parts of the universal woman experience, and upset by the way some societies are set up to disadvantage/exclude half of the population.
Really would have preferred a women narrator for the subject matter, even more ideally a Korean woman narrating, as takes you out of the story to have a British male narrator (even though he's a great and clear narrator with a nice voice, it seems a really ill fit for this specific book)

Interesting

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I wasn't sure what to expect when starting but the book was poignant and moving. As a feminist there were many times you were left angry at the treatment of women in the novel but in many ways grateful to see that some things have moved on since the setting of the book. This was a short and enjoyable listen and the narrator was clear with a good tone for this type of book.

Interesting and enjoyable

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If you're considering getting this book, I'd say go for it. It has a message and it delivers it in 3 hours. The reader gives a really nice performance- he has great pace and tone, and I found it really complements the book. I honestly had no idea that sexism continues to be so rampant in South Korea and I'm so glad I listened to this book. Even if sexism isn't so blatant where I live, Cho Nam-Joo was able to put my frustrations into words, and it was such a relief.

Hits the nail on the head

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This is a book about gender equality and it gives voice to a South Korean woman - why is it narrated by a man??!!!

Why a male narrator?

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I loved and both hated this book at the same time. Made me learn how hard it is to live as a woman in Korea and the pain felt so real, even though the characters were fictional.

Powerful

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A book that will stay with me for a long time. Clear and staight to the point, and heart breaking. Interesting choice to have a male narrator, but it's works.

A book everyone should read

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Read this in one go after going down the 4B movement rabbit hole. Feels like a universal experience.

Very Relatable

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