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Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
4 reviews
madicastle's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Violence and Xenophobia
cepbreed's review against another edition
4.0
I appreciate Barbara Demick’s knowledge of the topic and her closed pool of defectors that she interviewed, but some part of this book felt like she wasn’t giving readers enough credit. Some bits were needlessly repeated.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Excrement, and Cannibalism
marissab's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
beholderess's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Death