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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

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  • Author：Cho Nam-Joo
  • ISBN：1471184307
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Summary

Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy。 Kim Jiyoung is a sister made to share a room while her brother gets one of his own。

Kim Jiyoung is a female preyed upon by male teachers at school。 Kim Jiyoung is a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night。

Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesn't get put forward for internships。 Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion。 Kim Jiyoung is 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。

Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century and 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。

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Reviews

Maiieta ，

M'haguera agradat que la història se narrara més estona com al primer capítol。Diu molt de la societat coreana actual que este llibre estiga tan criticat。 M'haguera agradat que la història se narrara més estona com al primer capítol。Diu molt de la societat coreana actual que este llibre estiga tan criticat。 。。。more

lo。o ，

I really like it， it’s real interesting to get more information about reality in Korea and how hard to be the woman there。 I didn’t know a lot and this book makes me rethink how can be exhausted fighting for gender equality， but it worth it on 100%！ I hope that one day the world wouldn’t have problems like Kim and women won’t be bothered by making sacrifices for their family， husbands， work， society and etc， just because they was born with “woman” genitals！Have a nice reading🌈

Raven ，

5⭐

adam ，

This book tells a story of a Korean woman with her disadvantages in our society。 There’s wasn’t really a big story behind it， just the story of her life。 But that is more than enough。 I’m sure everyone already knows of the gender gaps in every aspect， but after reading this book it’s somehow much more present than it was before。 This story is written very well and also educates。 A short but very good read。

kathryn ，

kim ji-young， born 1982， is a masterpiece all in its own。 following the titular character from her birth to 2016， when the book was released， ji-young experiences misogyny and double standards all throughout her life。 as a teenage girl myself， i can feel for ji-young’s fear of the bus at night。 i understand how violating it can be when male teachers or peers harass you for just the way you look。 i can especially feel for a sexist dress code that has girls dressed uncomfortably， all because “boys kim ji-young， born 1982， is a masterpiece all in its own。 following the titular character from her birth to 2016， when the book was released， ji-young experiences misogyny and double standards all throughout her life。 as a teenage girl myself， i can feel for ji-young’s fear of the bus at night。 i understand how violating it can be when male teachers or peers harass you for just the way you look。 i can especially feel for a sexist dress code that has girls dressed uncomfortably， all because “boys can’t control themselves around you”a masterpiece of a book that i would recommend to any girl angry about the crazy double standards based on gender 。。。more

zc05ch ，

3。8⭐

selen ，

lütfen herkes okusun ağlicam

Chai ，

A short read full of so much information。 Truly a great beginner feminist read。 It made me incredibly mad and sad both at what's happening to the women in the book （and real life） and catching myself think "well， that happens"。 A short read full of so much information。 Truly a great beginner feminist read。 It made me incredibly mad and sad both at what's happening to the women in the book （and real life） and catching myself think "well， that happens"。 。。。more

Saleha ，

That was heart wrenching and thought provoking。 Loved how amazingly this book unfolds the patriarchal mindset of society。

Leah ，

A fantastically bitter （rightfully so）， very short， yet deep， and powerful read。 The way it reads is something else。 The phases are: 1） wut’s going on？ 2） facts facts facts 3） ok I get i- WOW！The main message you must take from this book is one of my favorite and most repeated phrases: men are scum。 Bye！

Megse ，

I will only say 1 thing: finished it all in 1 day！ Sublime。

paul ，

A book that urges reflection on the pressure exerted on women since birth， and the countless sacrifices they undertake to conform to the expectations of patriarchal society。 Such simple writing that still conveys so much。 Even though this phenomenon is surely applicable all over the globe， the author analyzes the situation of women in the Korean workplace， and the gap between the gender equality advocated by the South Korean constitution， and the dirty and trampled "equality" to which women in t A book that urges reflection on the pressure exerted on women since birth， and the countless sacrifices they undertake to conform to the expectations of patriarchal society。 Such simple writing that still conveys so much。 Even though this phenomenon is surely applicable all over the globe， the author analyzes the situation of women in the Korean workplace， and the gap between the gender equality advocated by the South Korean constitution， and the dirty and trampled "equality" to which women in this country must be reduced。 Kim Jiyoung， is the woman in question， whose gone crazy because of this life trajectory。 It is clear that as long as the socio-cultural customs do not change drastically， any legislative or judicial declaration is only a vulgar illusion of baseless promises。 。。。more

Abril ，

3。5

ana ，

so obsessed with asian authors rn

Ruby ，

KIM JIYOUNG， born 1982 is a brilliant piece detailing the burdensome lives of many women globally， but in particular South Korean mothers。 With additional notes of news articles， statistics and essays regarding the topics of the gender pay gap， inequality in EVERY aspect of life， the under representation and awareness of postpartum stress and issues， instability， gender roles， and overall challenges that Korean women face during the entirety of their lives。 Cho Nam-Joo perfectly describes and he KIM JIYOUNG， born 1982 is a brilliant piece detailing the burdensome lives of many women globally， but in particular South Korean mothers。 With additional notes of news articles， statistics and essays regarding the topics of the gender pay gap， inequality in EVERY aspect of life， the under representation and awareness of postpartum stress and issues， instability， gender roles， and overall challenges that Korean women face during the entirety of their lives。 Cho Nam-Joo perfectly describes and helps readers visualise and understand the truest form of Korean society and i loved every second of it。 。。。more

nika ，

I'm usually not a fan of dry writing but this book is all the more powerful for the way it's written。 It made me scream with anger and want to throw the book into a wall but somehow also empty and numb， since probably every woman can relate。Will definitely recommend to everyone I know， especially men。 I'm usually not a fan of dry writing but this book is all the more powerful for the way it's written。 It made me scream with anger and want to throw the book into a wall but somehow also empty and numb， since probably every woman can relate。Will definitely recommend to everyone I know， especially men。 。。。more

Laura ，

The world had changed a great deal， but the little rules， contracts， and customs had not， which meant the world hadn't actually changed at all。 This book had me raging with anger。 I hate injustice and inequality， and this book is filled with it。 It really shows， how even nowadays， having a dick gives people an unjustified amount of power。 This book takes place in South Korea， but this is also true for alot of other countries。 Even in my country， the Netherlands， there is still a great amount The world had changed a great deal， but the little rules， contracts， and customs had not， which meant the world hadn't actually changed at all。 This book had me raging with anger。 I hate injustice and inequality， and this book is filled with it。 It really shows， how even nowadays， having a dick gives people an unjustified amount of power。 This book takes place in South Korea， but this is also true for alot of other countries。 Even in my country， the Netherlands， there is still a great amount of inequality between men and women。 It may not be as prominent as in South Korea， but it's still there。 And it makes me hella angry。 Anyways， the book itself was good。 The writing could have been a little better， but other than that it makes its point crystal clear。 This is one of those books I think everyone should read， as it exposes the raw truth of our not so perfect modern world。 。。。more

Melybee ，

De verdad no saben cuánto me hizo enojar este libro， pero no por el libro en sí， sino por todas las situaciones por las que tuvo que pasar nuestra protagonista。 Considero que es una historia que todos deberían conocer para recordar que aún hace falta seguir luchando por los derechos de las mujeres。 Una historia bastante realista sobre el machismo en Corea。

Jilly Wonker ，

What an eye opener。Took me a while to get into the book but I was able to finish it in 3 days of straight reading。Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 isn’t your run in the mill story。 It’s told documentary style and not from the perspective of the main character。 While it’s no question that women’s rights have a long way to go， it doesn’t make me any less mad reading what Jiyoung had to go through。A lot of them felt very real…probably bc a lot of her experiences have happened to me as well。Of the entire book What an eye opener。Took me a while to get into the book but I was able to finish it in 3 days of straight reading。Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 isn’t your run in the mill story。 It’s told documentary style and not from the perspective of the main character。 While it’s no question that women’s rights have a long way to go， it doesn’t make me any less mad reading what Jiyoung had to go through。A lot of them felt very real…probably bc a lot of her experiences have happened to me as well。Of the entire book， probably the last chapter was the most devastating。 4。5 stars 。。。more

Alexis ，

Short book， but thought-provoking。 One interesting detail was how， with the exception of the husband， all the male characters weren't assigned names - they were referred to as "X's husband"， or "Y's manager"。 Short book， but thought-provoking。 One interesting detail was how， with the exception of the husband， all the male characters weren't assigned names - they were referred to as "X's husband"， or "Y's manager"。 。。。more

Christina M （bookedtildawn） ，

Just finished this and wow。 Please consider adding it to your tbr。 Very accurate insights on gender inequalities and the ending left me feeling so disturbed and angry。 Also felt so connected to this story as a korean American， and my mom was born and raised in Seoul， Korea and I can only imagine how much she could have related to this story。 5 ⭐️s， this is a masterpiece。

Meylan Hesti ，

Sekolah atau tidak， bekerja atau tidak， pacaran atau tidak， menikah atau tidak， punya anak atau tidak， punya anak satu atau lebih， menyusui anak atau tidak， mengasuh anak sendiri atau menyewa pengasuh， seharusnya itu menjadi pilihan bersama。 Lewat diskusi yang demokratis。 Tidak melulu harus selalu perempuan yang diberi beban dan doktrin harus melakukan semua itu。 Karena perempuan juga berhak memilih dan menentukan。Kadang suka heran， sama orang-orang yang selalu ikut campur urusan orang lain。 Ket Sekolah atau tidak， bekerja atau tidak， pacaran atau tidak， menikah atau tidak， punya anak atau tidak， punya anak satu atau lebih， menyusui anak atau tidak， mengasuh anak sendiri atau menyewa pengasuh， seharusnya itu menjadi pilihan bersama。 Lewat diskusi yang demokratis。 Tidak melulu harus selalu perempuan yang diberi beban dan doktrin harus melakukan semua itu。 Karena perempuan juga berhak memilih dan menentukan。Kadang suka heran， sama orang-orang yang selalu ikut campur urusan orang lain。 Ketika seorang perempuan memilih untuk sekolah sampai jenjang S1， S2， S3， dan seterusnya， ada aja orang yg bilang "Jadi perempuan jangan sekolah tinggi-tinggi。 Nanti nggak ada laki-laki yang mau lo sama perempuan yang lebih pintar dari mereka。" Kalo laki-lakinya takut tersaingi sama perempuannya， ya harusnya dia usaha lebih keras dong biar sejajar， selevel， sama perempuannya。 Bukannya malah nyuruh si perempuan buat mengubur impiannya。 Ada lagi orang yg bilang "Perempuan udah umur segini kok belum nikah， si ini umur segitu udah nikah loh"。 Itu yang dibilang ke seorang perempuan。 Beda lagi kalo ngomong ke laki-laki。 Ada laki-laki seusia sama perempuan Itu tapi belum menikah， ngomongnya jadi "Ya gapapa cowok umur segini belum nikah。 Kan emang modal buat nikah Itu gede。 Nyari modal dulu aja。 Nikahnya kalo udah bisa beli blablabla。" Heran aja gitu。 Urusan pernikahan padahal tidak hanya sekedar usia atau gender。 Tapi banyak yang menjadi faktor pertimbangan。 Tapi kenapa masalah sepele kayak gini selalu dibedakan perlakuan masyarakat sosial Kita antara sikap ke laki-laki dan ke perempuan。 Buku ini， mengajarkan Kita bahwa kendali atas tubuh， sikap， Dan pemikiran Kita Itu terletak pada diri Kita sendiri。 Bukan pada orang lain atau masyarakat sosial。 Terlepas dari apakah Kita perempuan atau laki-laki。 Tidak ada yang bisa memaksa Kita。 Karena perempuan juga punya hak yang sama dengan laki-laki。 Perempuan juga punya kendali yang sama dihidupnya sendiri。 Bahkan Tuhan Aja bilang "Yang membedakan manusia Itu hanya amalnya"。。 。。。more

Arvhiely ，

Keren bngt si sangat membuka mata

Joely Thompson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have had this book on my to read for ages and have been putting it off for a while because I thought it would be a really heavy read…However， reading this in one sitting （kind of， a few train changeovers got in the way） proved i was very wrong！ Simple but effective， this book is akin to simple food done well， which， in my opinion， is the best kind of food！The simple prose is masterful because it makes this book so witty and dry and readers are blatantly exposed to the insidious misogyny of eve I have had this book on my to read for ages and have been putting it off for a while because I thought it would be a really heavy read…However， reading this in one sitting （kind of， a few train changeovers got in the way） proved i was very wrong！ Simple but effective， this book is akin to simple food done well， which， in my opinion， is the best kind of food！The simple prose is masterful because it makes this book so witty and dry and readers are blatantly exposed to the insidious misogyny of everyday life。Finally， the last chapter is golden！ Viewing Kim Jiyoung through the narrative of a male psychologist unknowingly （until the last chapter） illustrates how women’s lives are framed through the lens of patriarchy。 Unfortunately， try as you might ladies， this is a man’s world and we’re just living （aka barely surviving）in it。 I fear this review doesn’t really do this book justice！ So instead I’ll refer to the reviews which convey how I feel in far fewer words…“Enthralling and enraging” “To read the book is to imagine being a restive， aggrieved， millennial and to trace her path through everyday misogyny” 。。。more

vaduz ，

Lloré mientras avanzaba en la lectura， me dió rabia captar tantas frases que he escuchado de hombres contra mujeres。 La frustración que sentía la protagonista la comparti， por eso le doy las 5 estrellas。

Sarah ，

Insiktsfull och informativ roman om en vanlig kvinnas liv i Sydkorea med ett feministiskt perspektiv。 Upplysande om dagens （！） situation för många kvinnor i detta så långt ifrån jämställda samhälle。 This book made me both sad and angry。

Reda ，

I appreciated the chance to learn more about South Korean society and its stigmas against women。 However， that's basically all this book has to offer。 It doesn't feel like a fictional book， more like a bachelor thesis。 I appreciated the chance to learn more about South Korean society and its stigmas against women。 However， that's basically all this book has to offer。 It doesn't feel like a fictional book， more like a bachelor thesis。 。。。more

Benita ，

Inhalt ist wichtig， aber der Schreibstil war nicht so ganz meins…

Jesika ，

For such a short book， this one achieves an astounding amount of social critique/reflection on the lives of women and the ways in which the female experience of the world is available to be considered and understood by the male sphere， only for it to be dismissed。I listened to this， and for most of the book I was very confused by a book so inherently about the female was narrated by a man。 This really does pay off at the end in that the reader is shown the ways in which a man can have all the in For such a short book， this one achieves an astounding amount of social critique/reflection on the lives of women and the ways in which the female experience of the world is available to be considered and understood by the male sphere， only for it to be dismissed。I listened to this， and for most of the book I was very confused by a book so inherently about the female was narrated by a man。 This really does pay off at the end in that the reader is shown the ways in which a man can have all the information about how incredibly hard many aspects of the world can be for women。。。。only to move on in the blink of an eye because male priviledge protects them from it。This book is set in Korea， and though much of the book does sit as a reflection of female lives globally， there is also specific reflection on Korean culture and the endless expectations set for female children， for wives and for mothers。 It's a level of expectation that as a reader you can see so clearly is unattainable。I wanted to hug Kim Jiyoung， give her a break from life。That said， the book finishes at an odd point in her story。 We don't see the way in which she starts to crack under this pressure and slowly unravel plays out and I would really have liked to。 I hope there's another of these books in time to show the other half of her life。 。。。more

Simran K ，

A straightforward， simple， unpretentious account of the ordinary struggles of an ordinary woman。 Despite the setting of an alien country and an unfamiliar time， the familiarity of thoughts and fears， the resonance with the protagonist in her dilemmas and the sheer ordinariness of it all， reminds one how much women compromise in the entirety of their lifetimes without even realising themselves， leave alone without recognition/appreciation。 The book opens your eyes， raises your brows， and leaves s A straightforward， simple， unpretentious account of the ordinary struggles of an ordinary woman。 Despite the setting of an alien country and an unfamiliar time， the familiarity of thoughts and fears， the resonance with the protagonist in her dilemmas and the sheer ordinariness of it all， reminds one how much women compromise in the entirety of their lifetimes without even realising themselves， leave alone without recognition/appreciation。 The book opens your eyes， raises your brows， and leaves so many unanswered questions behind。 High time we thought more， paid more attention， and posed more questions to those around us， and the extended walls of the society。 Its high time for us to pause， stand up， and question。 。。。more

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