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katiedurham's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
arjohnson5623's review against another edition
5.0
"An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom."
Terrifying is an astonishing understatement. Ms. Lee's courage and dedication to her family over a decade of struggle and fear left me speechless, and shaken. I know it is a very complicated issue, and not one that I could speak on with any manner of expertise, but I hope that her prediction of a unified Korean peninsula, where people are not faced with the dichotomy of being indoctrinated into the Kim cult or left to rot and die in a gulag, will come true.
I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone interested in human rights issues and learning more about North Korea from such a unique perspective.
Terrifying is an astonishing understatement. Ms. Lee's courage and dedication to her family over a decade of struggle and fear left me speechless, and shaken. I know it is a very complicated issue, and not one that I could speak on with any manner of expertise, but I hope that her prediction of a unified Korean peninsula, where people are not faced with the dichotomy of being indoctrinated into the Kim cult or left to rot and die in a gulag, will come true.
I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone interested in human rights issues and learning more about North Korea from such a unique perspective.
vanesst's review against another edition
emotional
informative
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4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation
Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, and Grief
smslen205's review against another edition
adventurous
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medium-paced
4.25
gearyofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
A truly magnificent read. Her story is as powerful as you may imagine and more.
Hyeonseo is intelligent, intuitive and sometimes downright lucky.
The reminder that North Korea is its own citizens worst nightmare is stark.
I would encourage anyone who is even a little curious to read this book.
Hyeonseo is intelligent, intuitive and sometimes downright lucky.
The reminder that North Korea is its own citizens worst nightmare is stark.
I would encourage anyone who is even a little curious to read this book.
lidotchka's review against another edition
5.0
★★★★★ - This book was absolutely amazing.
What a great idea to start 2022 with a good book. I did not want to be disappointed by my first read of the year, that is why I chose [b:The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story|25362017|The Girl with Seven Names A North Korean Defector’s Story|Hyeonseo Lee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1435968828l/25362017._SY75_.jpg|45105689]. This is typically the kind of book I usually love, so I had very high expectations and was almost sure I would not be disappointed.
And it did not disappoint: I highly recommend this book to absolutely everyone, especially if you have some sort of interest in North Korea.
I loved it, it was perfect and so well-written! It is almost impossible to put this book down once you start to read it.
I found [a:Hyeonseo Lee|7785294|Hyeonseo Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1438423401p2/7785294.jpg]'s story very touching, yet not extremely sad or depressing. I was a bit scared to start the year with a very sad story, but this book is full of hope and kindness. I cannot find the appropriate words to tell how much I enjoyed it.
Please, read this book. It is so perfect, absolutely amazing and so hopeful.
What a great idea to start 2022 with a good book. I did not want to be disappointed by my first read of the year, that is why I chose [b:The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story|25362017|The Girl with Seven Names A North Korean Defector’s Story|Hyeonseo Lee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1435968828l/25362017._SY75_.jpg|45105689]. This is typically the kind of book I usually love, so I had very high expectations and was almost sure I would not be disappointed.
And it did not disappoint: I highly recommend this book to absolutely everyone, especially if you have some sort of interest in North Korea.
I loved it, it was perfect and so well-written! It is almost impossible to put this book down once you start to read it.
I found [a:Hyeonseo Lee|7785294|Hyeonseo Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1438423401p2/7785294.jpg]'s story very touching, yet not extremely sad or depressing. I was a bit scared to start the year with a very sad story, but this book is full of hope and kindness. I cannot find the appropriate words to tell how much I enjoyed it.
Please, read this book. It is so perfect, absolutely amazing and so hopeful.