A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa with Risa Kobayashi (Translator), Martin Brown (Translator)

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An Amazon Charts Most Read and Most Sold book.The harrowing true story of one man's life in--and subsequent escape from--North Korea, one of the world's most brutal totalitarian regimes.Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his who...

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sad 86%
emotional 76%
dark 71%
informative 51%
tense 42%
challenging 38%
reflective 33%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 1%

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slow 18%

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