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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
challenging
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Baffled. there's no other way to say it.
I'll be researching North Korea for the rest of the night
I'll be researching North Korea for the rest of the night
challenging
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slow-paced
The author of this book moved to North Korea from Japan as a boy with his family, with the lure of a promised land. Instead they found a totalitarian nightmare. He then spent the next thirty odd years desperately trying to escape back to Japan. As compelling and harrowing as Masaji’s story is, the way this memoir is written, or perhaps translated, is not exactly riveting reading. It’s very dry and straightforward, with little insight into the author’s inner thoughts.
Absolutely heartbreaking but extremely interesting.
I honestly can’t imagine what it must have been like to have taken from Japan to North Korea as a child, thinking you’d be able to start an amazing new life, only to discover it’s hell on Earth.
This book is fairly short, but the way it’s written made me fly though it. It’s fast past and makes you want to learn more.
Without know it’s a true story, you’d assume it was fiction. Absolutely incredible and makes you question everything you take for granted.
100% recommend reading this. It will stay with me for a long time.
I honestly can’t imagine what it must have been like to have taken from Japan to North Korea as a child, thinking you’d be able to start an amazing new life, only to discover it’s hell on Earth.
This book is fairly short, but the way it’s written made me fly though it. It’s fast past and makes you want to learn more.
Without know it’s a true story, you’d assume it was fiction. Absolutely incredible and makes you question everything you take for granted.
100% recommend reading this. It will stay with me for a long time.
If you ever think YOUR life is tough, read this book.
challenging
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History is often something we don't think about. Reading about it through someone else's experiences only makes it hurt so much more.
This book is an eye opener. History, pain, and hope.
This book is an eye opener. History, pain, and hope.
An eye-opening, educational memoir about life in North Korea. A devastating story all the way through, though amazingly the author manages some tension-relieving and almost amusing takes on his some of his unimaginable circumstances, which make it easier to get through. I think it's an extremely important look at North Korea, especially for those (like me) that don't know much about its history -- and especially now as Kim Jong Un is being given a place on the world stage.
Depressing, tragic story of moving to North Korea as a child and eventually escaping 30+ years later. A story that needs to be told, but not a fun read. No silver lining, redemption or happy ending here...