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adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book brings back memories of my own resistance to the indoctrination of South Korean propaganda against the North when I was in middle school. Now that I’m grown, it’s hard to say whether I believe a lot of it because it must be true based on external reports and literature like this book or because it’s easier to believe in the absence of information. Regardless, I’m intrigued about how the author chose the topic, researched it, validated research, and if he’s ever been to North Korea himself. I know I would like to visit, aside from fears of being arrested myself as a South Korean US citizen. So it’ll be books like this for now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Torture, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Mental illness, Violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Xenophobia
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