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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
by Masaji Ishikawa
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
An incredibly harrowing story of one man's life. The blurb is correct in saying A River in Darkness shows indomitable human spirit since so much of the book is beyond my imagination that I dreaded to think how I could survive similar circumstances. The events, how Masaji gets to North Korea, the evil system in the country itself, is so frustrating, harrowing and sad, but also so powerful a story that needed to be told. You can feel the emotions of the author throughout.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death