The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee, David John

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story

Hyeonseo Lee, David John

320 pages first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced

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An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North K...

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emotional 72%
informative 71%
inspiring 63%
tense 53%
hopeful 42%
sad 42%
reflective 40%
challenging 38%
adventurous 34%
dark 33%

Pace

medium 58%
fast 38%
slow 2%

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