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jinni's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
booksofjj's review
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
An interesting tale of Jihyun's life. Not the best defector's story I have read but still worth a read for those who enjoy learning more about North Korea
girlreading's review
A haunting, brave, fascinating and insightful memoir that will stay with me for a long time to come.
(not rating this as I always feel a bit uncomfortable rating a persons life story but this is a book I would highly recommend.)
(not rating this as I always feel a bit uncomfortable rating a persons life story but this is a book I would highly recommend.)
mnqmariah's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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medium-paced
5.0
I was completely enthralled in this book from start to finish! Jihyun's story really moved me and I admire her strength, perseverance, and compassion. It takes courage to share personal experiences of betrayal and trauma, and I believe this book would resonate with women of color who have faced their own challenges in life. I highly recommend it!
packt_sardines's review
4.0
A brilliant read, but I cannot make sense of the fact that the author, so conscious of her status as a refugee and so set on (rightly) highlighting the importance of asylum, is now a member of the Conservative Party: the very same party that is trying to criminalise her experience and make it near impossible for anyone to reach the UK in need of help. She joins the bizarre list of North Korean defectors who have since fallen prey of right-wing hysteria in the West: the author of The Aquariums of Pyongyang whose name I can’t remember (praising His Lord and Saviour G. W. Bush) and Yeonmi Park (besties with alt-right lunatic Jordan Peterson) being the other two.
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