A review by dboyhhx1
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers

5.0

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.