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Such a remarkable and inspiring story. Everything was so outrageous it actually didn’t feel real, and it broke my heart it was. Everyone must read!
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A remarkable story, I am in awe at what yeonmi accomplished and the drive of the human spirit to survive in such awful circumstances.
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What a page turner this was. Yeonmi’s story is very well written, with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The pace of each chapter was perfect, it never felt too long or too short. It touches on so many important themes related to loss, trauma, , identity, hope, and resiliency. It’s hard to comprehend the atrocities that her and her family had to endure. And to think that this is simply one story of so many other defectors who have had similar or worst experiences. When I was finished reading, I made some efforts to read up a bit more on North Korea’s history. It really helps to bring a lot of context on how things developed to be the way that they are. Highly recommend this read.
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Before I start, I need to make a list of things I am grateful for:
I'm grateful I can drink coffee every morning.
I'm grateful I can wear whatever I want.
I'm grateful I can binge-watch whatever TV show I want.
I'm grateful I can read any book ever published.
I'm grateful I can think for myself.
I'm grateful I can go to the store round the corner and buy as much candy as my sweet tooth desires.
I heard stories about North Korea. I knew it was bad, I knew people there lived in another world, but I never thought her story would impact me so much. There were moments when I felt that us, in our freedom, in our information free world, should stop turning our backs to these people. I felt so helpless and the same time happy to have been born in a communist free country.
I was born in Romania 3 years after the communist party fell, so I do not know what life was like back then. My parents and grandmother rarely talk about it, but seeing the dictatorship in North Korea made me realize what power does to one person, particularly to one family.
This is a book I devoured. I could not stop reading it. With every page I hoped, I prayed she would be fine, that she would find the freedom she had be searching for so desperately. After reading this, my interest in autobiographies went through the roof. I feel that it is our duty to know more about what happens in this country forgotten by many, to understand those who run away and help them feel what freedom really is
I'm grateful I can drink coffee every morning.
I'm grateful I can wear whatever I want.
I'm grateful I can binge-watch whatever TV show I want.
I'm grateful I can read any book ever published.
I'm grateful I can think for myself.
I'm grateful I can go to the store round the corner and buy as much candy as my sweet tooth desires.
I heard stories about North Korea. I knew it was bad, I knew people there lived in another world, but I never thought her story would impact me so much. There were moments when I felt that us, in our freedom, in our information free world, should stop turning our backs to these people. I felt so helpless and the same time happy to have been born in a communist free country.
I was born in Romania 3 years after the communist party fell, so I do not know what life was like back then. My parents and grandmother rarely talk about it, but seeing the dictatorship in North Korea made me realize what power does to one person, particularly to one family.
This is a book I devoured. I could not stop reading it. With every page I hoped, I prayed she would be fine, that she would find the freedom she had be searching for so desperately. After reading this, my interest in autobiographies went through the roof. I feel that it is our duty to know more about what happens in this country forgotten by many, to understand those who run away and help them feel what freedom really is