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A review by readingwitherin
Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim
4.0
“Sometimes the longer you are inside a prison, the harder it is to fathom what is possible beyond its walls.”
Suki Kim is a Journalist who has become an English teacher missionary in order to be in North Korea. During her time there she grows attached to the young men she teaches and hopes to be able to change their worldview slightly, while also trying to keep them safe from getting in trouble, without getting herself in trouble either.
She recounts her time there, what she saw, and taught the young men. She shows how easy it was at times to feel like it was all normal, while at the same time missing home. This is not an easy read, but one that I felt was important to read as what is happening right now between the US and Korea. While this is several years old now as she was in North Korea when Kim Jong-il was alive.
I'm now also interested to know how much has changed since then.
Overall I liked getting to learn a little more about North Korea and what freedoms the students and teachers had while at this university.
Suki Kim is a Journalist who has become an English teacher missionary in order to be in North Korea. During her time there she grows attached to the young men she teaches and hopes to be able to change their worldview slightly, while also trying to keep them safe from getting in trouble, without getting herself in trouble either.
She recounts her time there, what she saw, and taught the young men. She shows how easy it was at times to feel like it was all normal, while at the same time missing home. This is not an easy read, but one that I felt was important to read as what is happening right now between the US and Korea. While this is several years old now as she was in North Korea when Kim Jong-il was alive.
I'm now also interested to know how much has changed since then.
Overall I liked getting to learn a little more about North Korea and what freedoms the students and teachers had while at this university.