A review by marlimeuw
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the most informative look on North Korean life before Y2K. If you do not know anything about North Korea, this is a must read.

I wish every person in these stories to live a long, happy, fulfilling future. Thank you all for sharing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Genocide, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Abortion, and Confinement