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Summary Of Nothing To Envy Ordinary Lives In North Korea

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Nothing to Envy Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick is a must read for anyone interested in North Korea. Because North Korea is isolated from the rest of the world, this novel gives readers a chance to explore these foreign grounds. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the different experiences each of the six defectors went through while living there as well as escaping. Numerous North Koreans are starving and living in poor conditions till this day; yet, amidst all of their hardships, they found love, learned, and enjoyed. My favorite part of the novel was the star-crossed lovers story of two defectors. Besides the interesting plotline, I learn a lot about North Korea’s government, history, and people. I was surprised by many of
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