This was an insightful and heart wrenching read for me. It is amazing how controversial this short simple book is, controversial because it highlights the truth of being born a woman backed with evidence. 

It's genuinely impressive how this book documented how complex misogyny is within society. You learn the tale not only of Jiyoung but of her mother and various other women in her life. From even before her birth, right up to the present moment of her mental break, you see how misogyny makes life so incredibly difficult and suffocating for Jiyoung. The book is so short but it covers SO many issues, educational inequality, sexual harassment, wage gap, motherhood are just a few. 

Despite growing up in a different country, being of a different race and speaking a completely different language I could relate to so much in this book. So much of it was things I already knew, put down formally in writing. Yet it also pointed out some elements of misogyny I had not yet thought about, how difficult it is to continue working after becoming a mother, how the world is judgemental if you choose to stay in the workforce yet still judgemental if you choose to leave. This is a book that truly inspires thought and makes you evaluate the world around you and even your thought process. 

My only complaint is I wish as readers we got to see Jiyoung's road to recovery from her childcare depression, the ending left me wanting some sort of closure but perhaps like in reality there might not be any. 

This is a book that I will be sure to recommend to others, the used language is impactful yet simple making this book highly accessible. This is one of my favourite reads this year so far.