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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers
The strength of the human spirit despite the most unimaginable conditions and suffering is inspirational. Yeonmi Park has experienced quite a bit in her young life. Her story was riveting and tragic and heartbreaking. I knew a little about North Korea, but her story illuminates just how brutal the conditions are there, and just how desperate people are to get out to survive. The danger that children and women face around the world is particularly infuriating. So many people profit from the intense suffering of women.
This book also showcased an interesting similarity between religion and mind-controlling regimes. The sitting around in circles to “call out” your friend and family for their “transgressions” was creepy. Getting people to watch one another and report on one another as a means of control... diabolical. North Korea does this- but so do the Christian groups working to save defectors. So does Scientology. It is a horrible thing to turn families and friends against one another under the guise of “helping them”.
This book was eye-opening. It is worth reading.
This book also showcased an interesting similarity between religion and mind-controlling regimes. The sitting around in circles to “call out” your friend and family for their “transgressions” was creepy. Getting people to watch one another and report on one another as a means of control... diabolical. North Korea does this- but so do the Christian groups working to save defectors. So does Scientology. It is a horrible thing to turn families and friends against one another under the guise of “helping them”.
This book was eye-opening. It is worth reading.