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A review by beechito
Jk Haru Is a Sex Worker in Another World by Ko Hiratori
3.0
first, THIS BOOK ISN'T FOR EVERYONE. HUGE TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
this one's hard to rate so i'll:
the writing style is simple and straightforward, which isn't uncommon for light novels. I think the voice of the main character, a high school student, was pretty realistic, i genuinely felt like i was reading a teenager's train of thought
i really liked how feminist this book actually ended up being, especially in a genre such as isekai. i am not an isekai fan at all, i find it repetitive and boring, so having a book narrated from an entirely different perspective than that of the Hero™ was good for me. instead of the happy path of the mighty hero, you are taken to the hardships of a misogynistic world from the eyes of one of their most vulnerable group, the sex workers. just because this book is set on another world doesn't mean the depictions of abuse, assault and danger the women in this line of work endure are any less real.
i did like that it didn't sugarcoat the assault scenes, however, i do think they were unnecessarily long? and I would've liked to see the aftermath, the struggles with trauma that our girls have to go through.
I loved Haru, I loved to see her happy, I loved her determination and wit. I loved the side characters, all the girls are amazing.
I don't think this book is perfect and I don't think I'd recommend it, just because the sexual assault is pretty heavy, but I do think it does a good job deconstructing(?) the isekai genre.
I wish it had more of a conclusive ending but at the same time I'm pleased with the whole experience.
3.75/5
this one's hard to rate so i'll:
the writing style is simple and straightforward, which isn't uncommon for light novels. I think the voice of the main character, a high school student, was pretty realistic, i genuinely felt like i was reading a teenager's train of thought
i really liked how feminist this book actually ended up being, especially in a genre such as isekai. i am not an isekai fan at all, i find it repetitive and boring, so having a book narrated from an entirely different perspective than that of the Hero™ was good for me. instead of the happy path of the mighty hero, you are taken to the hardships of a misogynistic world from the eyes of one of their most vulnerable group, the sex workers. just because this book is set on another world doesn't mean the depictions of abuse, assault and danger the women in this line of work endure are any less real.
i did like that it didn't sugarcoat the assault scenes, however, i do think they were unnecessarily long? and I would've liked to see the aftermath, the struggles with trauma that our girls have to go through.
I loved Haru, I loved to see her happy, I loved her determination and wit. I loved the side characters, all the girls are amazing.
I don't think this book is perfect and I don't think I'd recommend it, just because the sexual assault is pretty heavy, but I do think it does a good job deconstructing(?) the isekai genre.
I wish it had more of a conclusive ending but at the same time I'm pleased with the whole experience.
3.75/5