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)

172 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
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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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Moods

sad 86%
emotional 76%
dark 71%
informative 51%
tense 42%
challenging 37%
reflective 34%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 49%
fast 32%
slow 18%

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4.2

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