Ido’s Reviews > Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea > Status Update

This is a really shocking book. I remember the famine in North Korea but I never realized the magnitude and the depth of it. This book is clearly an eye-opener - and it helps me realize that the North Koreans are not a homogeneous population in terms of their beliefs and their desires. Barbara Demick makes it clear that these people are just like you and me. Their leaders are nuts - but, then again, so are ours.