the stories inside this book are actually almost incomprehensible to me. if you didn't know they were talking about a real place you might mistake it for a dystopian sci-fi novel. i guess i was fairly ignorant about north korea before and didn't realise the full extent of the regime. the horror the...
Earlier this years I watched the documentary A State of Mind on Netflix. A British journalist spends time with two North Korean girls as they prepare for the Mass Games, the large spectacle that North Korea puts on each year. I found it fascinating. There were so many things I didn't know about t...
This was a very engrossing read.I did take issue with a couple things in the first few pages (you can read my complaints in the status updates). But after that, things got better. This is a quick read and it goes by so quickly because it has the pacing of a novel. It's pretty informative, too. Altho...
Fascinating book. Until I decided to read this, I don't think I realized just how little I knew about North Korea, and especially the way ordinary people lived there.
This is what school children sing in North Korea:Our father, we have nothing to envy in the world. Our house is within the embrace of the Workers’ Party. We are all brothers and sisters. Even if a sea of fire comes toward us, sweet children do not need to be afraid, Our father is here. We have nothi...
An insightful look at life inside North Korea as revealed by people who managed to defect. The everyday lives of ordinary Koreans is one of extraordinary hardship, misery, and oppression.
One thread of this riveting National Book Award finalist is a love story. Mi-san is an attractive girl from a family that does not have the right stuff, history-wise, her father having fought for South Korea in the war. They are considered “impure” by the North Korean government and society as a who...
Very disturbing to read, this book just might change your mind about what a true dictatorship is. Many complain that America is poverty ridden (it is) and repressive but compared to North Korea, we're living in fat city. These chilling narratives of those who have managed to escape the brutal regime...
My homegirl Susanna has a special sort of three-star review for nonfiction reviews. It doesn't mean it's a mediocre book, exactly; she'll gladly recommend it. She means, I think, that she wouldn't necessarily review it if you're not looking for a book about that specific time period; it's not like y...
Brilliant portrayal of North Korea that manages to interweave its atrocious history, appalling economics and almost unbelievable propaganda with the simple lives of six ordinary people.
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