A review by sandiet
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden

1.0

What the North Korean regime does to their people in the "non-existent" labour camps defies understanding. I did not enjoy this book, it was a very difficult and at times horrific read. I already know the atrocities committed by man against man, it's all over the media EVERY day and I don't want it creeping in on my reading time. I only read this for bookclub...not light reading and despite the hardships faced by Shin Donghyuk (the person whose story this is) I didn't connect at all with his story. Could be that I resented reading this around the holidays...wasn't my cup of tea.