The Island of Sea Women
Book • 2019
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A girl is intentionally starved. In a later scene, soldiers beat that girl
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Abuse
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Mi-ja’s husband is abusive
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Many discussions of rapes committed by soldiers and police
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Is someone tortured?
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amwhite91
There are several news reports of torture, particularly throughout the "Ring of Fire" chapter. The end of the chapter features very graphic descriptions of torture that the protagonist witnesses
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Children
Does a kid die?
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amwhite91
The protagonist's son is murdered by a police officer towards the end of the "Ring of Fire" chapter. The officer throws the child against a wall repeatedly.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Mi-ja’s parents died before the events of the book
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Several mentions of morning sickness
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Mental Health
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The protagonist and many other characters suffer from ptsd because of the horrors they’ve witnessed during war and political repression
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Sex
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Young-sook’s mother drowns in the chapter “Life Bubbles”
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