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leviheperi 's review for:
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang: A Novel
by Marcel Theroux
I feel conflicted about this book. It was interesting, had good pacing (a little fast/unbelievable/too coincidental at times) and provides an interesting look into North Korean life. The added aspect of Dungeons and Dragons was an interesting component.
But.
I’m never really a fan of people belonging to one culture and writing characters from a different one. It seemed well researched, but at the end of the day it’s a fictional book about an extremely clandestine place being written by someone who isn’t Korean. Just too many caveats.
But.
I’m never really a fan of people belonging to one culture and writing characters from a different one. It seemed well researched, but at the end of the day it’s a fictional book about an extremely clandestine place being written by someone who isn’t Korean. Just too many caveats.