A review by pranphetamine
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the first non-fiction book that I could not put down. It had a good mix of personal recounts and history that intertwined into an entire story. The author’s storytelling skill of connecting these experiences together was just so good and emotionally gripping. I learned and felt a lot while reading this. Very simple and effective writing as well, so it was easy to get through albeit such a difficult topic to discuss. My one teeny gripe is that since the author is American, she makes a couple inaccurate Western-centric observations. Overall though, a must read.