Reviews

Mut zur Freiheit: Meine Flucht aus Nordkorea by Yeonmi Park

dreamerthinker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense

5.0

mariakatharjna's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

frasergreen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense

4.5

gracie_reads_everything's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A very powerful and moving story about a North Korean defector turned human rights advocate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Rape, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Gore, Stalking, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Torture, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

Biography, autobiography, memoir, North Korea, human rights, powerful

exquisite_tragedy's review against another edition

5.0

One of the most beautiful and heart wrenching books I’ve ever read

alayna017's review against another edition

5.0

Wow!

Wow! This story is horrific and heartbreaking and amazing! I'm so astonished at the evil in this world and the resilience of humans to overcome it. I've been following Yeonmi Park on her podcast tour this fall, so I wanted to know her full story with all the details. This memoir is well worth your time, and Yeonmi Park is inspiring. Read this book!

jillislis's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

marget's review against another edition

5.0

An astonishing young women, her story brought me to tears many times. Not just from the saddest of the situation but from the pure inspiration she is as well.

bibliobaggins_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

abzhozay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

What an inspiring, yet heartbreaking story about a north korean girl escaping to freedom. The things she has gone through during and after the escape were horrific and terrible. I cannot imagine the emotions she has faced. Despite everything she has gone through, she was still determine to get the education she deserved and pushed through! And even the journey in finding her sister after all these years. I'm so glad she shared her story & it's such an important read to educate ourselves on these issues.