backpackfullofbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
chloebunny's review against another edition
5.0
“I inhaled books like other people breathe oxygen. I didn't just read for knowledge or pleasure, I read to live.”
Wow. This book was incredible. What Yeonmi Park and many other North Koreans have gone through is simply horrific and inhumane. She is so brave to tell her story and shine light on this issue. I felt truly inspired listening to this book. Everything that Yeonmi Park has overcome and everything she has achieved since her escape is incredible.
I truly think everyone should read this book and will benefit from it. I believe it is so important to educate ourselves on this issue.
Wow. This book was incredible. What Yeonmi Park and many other North Koreans have gone through is simply horrific and inhumane. She is so brave to tell her story and shine light on this issue. I felt truly inspired listening to this book. Everything that Yeonmi Park has overcome and everything she has achieved since her escape is incredible.
I truly think everyone should read this book and will benefit from it. I believe it is so important to educate ourselves on this issue.
jillie's review
Wow. Definitely learned a lot. Not just of the atrocities in North Korea, but even in her suffering after she escaped. You always tend to think of escaping as the end, but for her it was the beginning of other horrors and adjustments.
2/17/23
2/17/23
typh0n's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
danicapage's review against another edition
It’s always hard to rate books like these, but we desperately need more books like this one. The Girl with Seven Names and a Thousand Miles to Freedom.
These are not stories of the distant past, but of the here and now.
Warnings: violence, drugs, rape, assault, human trafficking, strong language at times
These are not stories of the distant past, but of the here and now.
Warnings: violence, drugs, rape, assault, human trafficking, strong language at times
alexblackreads's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a day to read this book. It was absolutely incredible, and so worthwhile. If you're interested in North Korea, I think this is a must read. Honestly, if you're just interested in memoirs or refugees or Asian politics (as it covers both Koreas, China, and a bit of Mongolia), this is fantastic. I gained so much from this book, both knowledge and understanding.
I think the only thing keeping this from being five stars for me was that it felt too short. Between the actual length (just under 270 pages) and how quick it is to read, it felt a little bare bones. I really wish there had been more, and I think this book could have benefited from an additional hundred plus pages.
But overall it was amazing. I honestly can't recommend this book enough. The best nonfiction book I've read this year by far.
I think the only thing keeping this from being five stars for me was that it felt too short. Between the actual length (just under 270 pages) and how quick it is to read, it felt a little bare bones. I really wish there had been more, and I think this book could have benefited from an additional hundred plus pages.
But overall it was amazing. I honestly can't recommend this book enough. The best nonfiction book I've read this year by far.