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A review by mylonpruett
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

3.0

There isn't a lot of description to add here, it is the story of how Masaji Ishikawa was "relocated" from Japan to North Korea as a boy, the hell he endured growing up there, and his escape back to Japan. While it is a good read, I don't think any of it is surprising to people at this point. I think we all sort of know how bad North Korea is. I think the reason I only rate this book as a 3 is that it's very brief. Very little gets talked about in a deep, exploratory sense. I do love the way the book is written as if the author is just talking to you, just telling you his story.

This is also a pretty depressing book so if your looking for something more light hearted then this isn't it.
Time to Read: 2:15