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A review by melhara
Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator by Jung H. Pak
4.0
[b:Becoming Kim Jong Un|50716468|Becoming Kim Jong Un A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator|Jung H. Pak|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580332615l/50716468._SY75_.jpg|73378078] offered some interesting information about the history of North Korea and Kim Jung Un's upbringing and dictatorship.
Although much of the background information wasn't new to me (the book quoted excerpts from many books and articles that I've already read), I still found most of it quite interesting. I was particularly interested in the parts that discussed North Korea's relationship with other countries, and in the careful analysis of Kim's decision making and behaviour.
For me though, the most interesting part of the book was the second half, which was essentially about Kim Jung Un vs. Donald Trump. I felt like the second half of the book criticized Trump more than it did Kim. The pissing match between Trump and Kim was both funny and terrifying.
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***#18 of my 2021 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge - Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader***
Although much of the background information wasn't new to me (the book quoted excerpts from many books and articles that I've already read), I still found most of it quite interesting. I was particularly interested in the parts that discussed North Korea's relationship with other countries, and in the careful analysis of Kim's decision making and behaviour.
For me though, the most interesting part of the book was the second half, which was essentially about Kim Jung Un vs. Donald Trump. I felt like the second half of the book criticized Trump more than it did Kim. The pissing match between Trump and Kim was both funny and terrifying.
***#18 of my 2021 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge - Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader***