Reviews

All Monsters Must Die: An Excursion to North Korea by Fredrik Ekman, Magnus Bärtås, Saskia Vogel

nenya_kanadka's review against another edition

4.0

Definitely learned a lot more about North Korea than I had known before (which was basically zero). I like the authors' approachable style, and that they're writing from a non-American point of view.

rjzn87's review against another edition

3.0

Most incredible part is about how only five haircuts are allowed.

justabean_reads's review

3.0

If you don't know much about North Korea (which I don't), this is a solid if somewhat whimisically organised introduction to the country's history and culture. It's set in two frames: a tour the authors went on, and the country's film industry, especially as it related to the kidnapping of two South Korean directors. As much as I might have appreciated something more straightforwardly chronological, I found this book very interesting, and it did answer most of my questions.