"Feminist fiction turns on an unresolvable tension: Writers must acknowledge patriarchy's near-universal reach without paving over the acute specificity of women's lives. What makes this difficult is that misogyny, though mean, is not clever; it deploys the same old tricks, over and over again. Yet not all women respond to sexism with identical emotional choreography."
"Across these varied seasons of life, Cho's characters contend with—and repudiate—the insidious influence of male-dominated social structures on their relationships, both intimate and professional."
"Characters break up with their boyfriends, or reject traditional domestic roles. A widow changes her name from Mallyeo, or 'last girl'—chosen by her parents to summon boy children—to Dongju, 'bronze bead,' a nickname bestowed by her beloved elder sister."
"Decidedly a companion to Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, Miss Kim Knows is Cho's third book to be translated into English, again invoking feminist themes that resonate across various aspects of women's lives in modern society."
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