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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

Yeonmi Park,

Maryanne Vollers

Start date: December 1, 2016

Finish date: December 31, 2016

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Dec 24, 2016 Mariah Roze rated it it was amazing

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I read this book for the Goodreads book club Diversity in All Forms. Join the discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I am very glad we read this book because North Korea is a country I know very little about. This book was super eye opening. I also had never heard of the human trafficking in China, especially the trafficking of North Koreans.

Books like these are the reason I read. I love having my eyes and world open. They motivate me to make a difference and a change, even if I can ...more

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Oct 05, 2018 Nanci rated it it was amazing

Shelves: memoir, autobiography, atw

This book is a book that should be read by everyone. Books like this are why I read. Life in North Korea is unimaginable. The oppression is extreme. As free people, I believe it is our moral obligation to be aware of the injustice in the world and to do what we can to help people like Yeonmi. It is so very sad that this type of oppression exists in today's world. Yeonmi is such a brave young woman. It is remarkable how grounded she is after all the horrendous sufferings she's had. Talk about ins ...more

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Nov 27, 2018 Susan Bazzett-Griffith rated it it was amazing

Shelves: psych-soc-fem-pop, memoirs-biography, politics-economy-history, favorites

This book was riveting- the story of a young woman's life in, and escape from, North Korea-- Yeonmi Park has lead an extraordinary life and written a fantastic and eye opening memoir. Her descriptions of the poverty, hunger, and an entire culture built on nationalist propaganda and isolation from any outside media are harrowing and frightening. Her escape from her homeland and the bizarre and horrifying journey through the human trafficking world with her mother in China gives details about an o ...more

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Dec 29, 2023 Kara Ayers rated it it was ok

Shelves: memoirs

I chose this book because I recognize that I don't know enough about North Korea and I was drawn to the idea of a direct voice of a North Korean. I listened to the audiobook quickly-partly because it was easy to fly through and also because it was in the last days of the year and I needed to meet my reading goal! The book is well-written and I wasn't surprised to learn a well-known editor is a co-author.
As I listened, some parts of Yeonmi's story didn't totally add up. I'm well aware of how trau ...more

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