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A review by mehsi
North Korea Journal by Michael Palin
5.0
So happy that I found out that Palin is still writing and travelling. I loved his book about Iraq and I am excited that my library had this book as well, even in English!!
In this book Michael Palin travels to North Korea and we see him discover the land. It was very interesting to read and I love the abundance of photographs. It was an interesting glimpse of the country. How they do things, about symbolism, about communism, about the leaders, the people who live there, and more. Great writing-style which kept me engaged all the time.
At times though I felt a bit uncomfortable as he asked some pretty daring/dangerous questions and often didn't seem to understand that people couldn't/wouldn't answer for a multitude of reasons.
In this book Michael Palin travels to North Korea and we see him discover the land. It was very interesting to read and I love the abundance of photographs. It was an interesting glimpse of the country. How they do things, about symbolism, about communism, about the leaders, the people who live there, and more. Great writing-style which kept me engaged all the time.
At times though I felt a bit uncomfortable as he asked some pretty daring/dangerous questions and often didn't seem to understand that people couldn't/wouldn't answer for a multitude of reasons.