A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji IshikawaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A few years ago I heard about the book Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West and gobbled it up. I was horrified at what I read. I then became fascinated with learning about North Korea and watched as many documentaries as I could. Masaji may not have had it as bad as Shin Dong-Hyuk, but its still far removed than anything most other people have experienced.
Between all the media I've consumed I've never gotten a feel for what daily living is like in North Korea. (The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea comes close, but its fiction.) Masaji does an excellent at giving us a snapshot at what life is like.
Winner Shannon's Choice Awards 2018:
Best Memoir/Autobiography
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