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If anyone says a woman who lives with abuse is always weak, this book will make them unable to say that again. I won't think that way anymore either. Even after falling apart again and again, how many people can keep getting back up to survive? How many can crawl away from a floor soaked with their own blood...? (p. 20) Nathan. There was a text from a boy in my class. Nathan was more than just a classmate. His rebellious bangs, falling slightly over his clear eyes, were charming. And unlike
Life’s irony and human duality become more real as we grow older. A home, a symbol of peace and joy, can become hell. Someone who once represented love and care can become the worst villain and an object of hatred. This book depicts that irony and duality. A home that should offer comfort and rest suddenly becomes a hell of stench and gray; a father who once showed affection and won a bravery award becomes a violent villain and murderer. The protagonist, vulnerable, powerless, and immature as a
I wanted to read this book because of its title, I Am a Bad Daughter. It made me curious about the story and, since I have been reading a lot of books for young people lately, I wanted to know why someone calls herself a bad daughter. The cover shows someone all alone; the title drew me in, and that is how I came to read it. Lyra lives amid domestic violence and indifference. Her father looks like a good man to other people, but he is not that way at home. Her mother cannot escape his violence;
“I am no longer Lyra Gauthier. I am the daughter of a woman who gets beaten.” Home is the closest place, yet sometimes the one we most want to escape. The home is called a blind spot for violence because it is so hard to speak about what happens there. “On an ordinary day, as usual, Dad hit Mom. The dark sky and the screams scattered my world into gray.” That opening sent my heart sinking. The teen novel I Am a Bad Daughter brings to light the darkness the world tried to hide: indifferent
The most memorable novel I have read recently is Pascaline Nolot’s I Am a Bad Daughter. Its warm, lovely cover contrasts with its story of the horrific violence and abuse Lyra and her mother endure. It broke my heart and filled me with tremendous anger and outrage. A painful reality and trampled human dignity: told from Lyra’s perspective, the novel makes readers witness the extreme abuse and violence she experiences. Her mother suffers constant violence from her father; Lyra and her siblings
The title felt exactly like something I would say, so I was drawn to it. I do not look like the pretty young girl on the cover, of course, but the cover was lovely too. The title made it seem like an essay, but this is actually a novel for teens. Its subject may make you wonder whether it is appropriate for children, but it is written in clear, accessible language that young readers can manage. A mother is beaten. Why did her father hit her? Even while reading, I could not understand it. Why
At just over 120 pages, with large print, this is a short novel. Even so, I found myself thinking a lot about I Am a Bad Daughter. I wondered how the book might affect readers in situations similar to the protagonist’s: might it comfort them, or feel so difficult that they cannot keep reading? And how might readers in different circumstances respond? Would they think, “I’m glad this isn’t happening to me,” or take a fresh look at whether anything like this is happening around them? This book
I became curious about I Am a Bad Daughter after seeing its cover and title. I expected a gentle, emotional story that unfolded through colors, but instead I heard screams and cries about domestic violence. Unspeakable violence was taking place inside a home that looked perfectly fine from the outside. Adult fights and violence reach defenseless children like the foul smell of rotting food. The passages expressed through colors felt fresh, though I struggled to follow the story’s thread until
Review of I Am a Bad Daughter, written by Pascaline Nolot and translated by Kim Ja-yeon. “I promise, Mom. People condemned you with their indifference, so I’ll make sure they never forget you. I won’t tell your story only to Nathan. I’ll keep repeating it, writing it down, shouting it. I’ll make the whole world know your pain, so no one ever turns their back on you again.” (p. 115) Outside the home, Lyra’s father was a hero who saved lives and received a bravery award. At home, he was a tyrant
A pastel-colored cover shows a pretty girl. The title’s negative wording made me expect a good story, but the title itself was a scream, a voice of self-blame. Does domestic violence in our society rot inside the home while the view outside stays as bright as the cover? This book tells the story of a family and children protected by neither home nor society. I read it with support from Lime Publishing. There are many foreigners who conduct moral experiments in Korean society. We ask how someone
Pascaline Nolo: I am a bad daughter
I promise, Mom. I'll make sure no one ever turns their back on you again. Even though we failed to protect you or listen to your story. A painfully sharp voice cutting through the indifference of people in the blind spots of violence.
Korean title: 나는 나쁜 딸입니다
Korean author: 파스칼린 놀로
Korean publisher: 라임
ISBN-13: 9791194028017
Reviews
If anyone says a woman who lives with abuse is always weak, this book will make them unable to say that again. I won't think that way anymore either. Even after falling apart again and again, how many people can keep getting back up to survive? How many can crawl away from a floor soaked with their own blood...? (p. 20) Nathan. There was a text from a boy in my class. Nathan was more than just a classmate. His rebellious bangs, falling slightly over his clear eyes, were charming. And unlike
Life’s irony and human duality become more real as we grow older. A home, a symbol of peace and joy, can become hell. Someone who once represented love and care can become the worst villain and an object of hatred. This book depicts that irony and duality. A home that should offer comfort and rest suddenly becomes a hell of stench and gray; a father who once showed affection and won a bravery award becomes a violent villain and murderer. The protagonist, vulnerable, powerless, and immature as a
I wanted to read this book because of its title, I Am a Bad Daughter. It made me curious about the story and, since I have been reading a lot of books for young people lately, I wanted to know why someone calls herself a bad daughter. The cover shows someone all alone; the title drew me in, and that is how I came to read it. Lyra lives amid domestic violence and indifference. Her father looks like a good man to other people, but he is not that way at home. Her mother cannot escape his violence;
“I am no longer Lyra Gauthier. I am the daughter of a woman who gets beaten.” Home is the closest place, yet sometimes the one we most want to escape. The home is called a blind spot for violence because it is so hard to speak about what happens there. “On an ordinary day, as usual, Dad hit Mom. The dark sky and the screams scattered my world into gray.” That opening sent my heart sinking. The teen novel I Am a Bad Daughter brings to light the darkness the world tried to hide: indifferent
The most memorable novel I have read recently is Pascaline Nolot’s I Am a Bad Daughter. Its warm, lovely cover contrasts with its story of the horrific violence and abuse Lyra and her mother endure. It broke my heart and filled me with tremendous anger and outrage. A painful reality and trampled human dignity: told from Lyra’s perspective, the novel makes readers witness the extreme abuse and violence she experiences. Her mother suffers constant violence from her father; Lyra and her siblings
The title felt exactly like something I would say, so I was drawn to it. I do not look like the pretty young girl on the cover, of course, but the cover was lovely too. The title made it seem like an essay, but this is actually a novel for teens. Its subject may make you wonder whether it is appropriate for children, but it is written in clear, accessible language that young readers can manage. A mother is beaten. Why did her father hit her? Even while reading, I could not understand it. Why
At just over 120 pages, with large print, this is a short novel. Even so, I found myself thinking a lot about I Am a Bad Daughter. I wondered how the book might affect readers in situations similar to the protagonist’s: might it comfort them, or feel so difficult that they cannot keep reading? And how might readers in different circumstances respond? Would they think, “I’m glad this isn’t happening to me,” or take a fresh look at whether anything like this is happening around them? This book
I became curious about I Am a Bad Daughter after seeing its cover and title. I expected a gentle, emotional story that unfolded through colors, but instead I heard screams and cries about domestic violence. Unspeakable violence was taking place inside a home that looked perfectly fine from the outside. Adult fights and violence reach defenseless children like the foul smell of rotting food. The passages expressed through colors felt fresh, though I struggled to follow the story’s thread until
Review of I Am a Bad Daughter, written by Pascaline Nolot and translated by Kim Ja-yeon. “I promise, Mom. People condemned you with their indifference, so I’ll make sure they never forget you. I won’t tell your story only to Nathan. I’ll keep repeating it, writing it down, shouting it. I’ll make the whole world know your pain, so no one ever turns their back on you again.” (p. 115) Outside the home, Lyra’s father was a hero who saved lives and received a bravery award. At home, he was a tyrant
A pastel-colored cover shows a pretty girl. The title’s negative wording made me expect a good story, but the title itself was a scream, a voice of self-blame. Does domestic violence in our society rot inside the home while the view outside stays as bright as the cover? This book tells the story of a family and children protected by neither home nor society. I read it with support from Lime Publishing. There are many foreigners who conduct moral experiments in Korean society. We ask how someone
