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A review by marillenbaum
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
An incredible, though difficult, read, this look into life in North Korea as told by its defectors is a rich and fascinating portrait of a world staggeringly different from our own. I especially appreciated the afterward to the new edition, with the latest updates on the people we had come to root for.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Police brutality