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![]() I saw this book on the express read shelf at the library. After the book we read a couple of months ago in book group about North Korea, I knew I had to read this book. It is the dramatic account of Shin Dong-hyuk, one of the few people to survive being born in one of North Korea's infamous political prison camps. It describes the brutal conditions that have forced prisoners to turn on one another, his witness to his family's executions and his harrowing escape. Nothing to Envy opened my eyes to an unknown world. Escape from Camp 14 made Nothing to Envy seem somewhat mild. Escape from Camp 14 reminds me of holocaust books I have read. That this man escaped and survived is a miracle. I am humbled and ashamed. What should our society be doing? What can we do? Author Blaine Harden is a reporter for PBS Frontline.
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AuthorMy name is Elizabeth. I love to read. In college I took speed reading and kept a list of everything I read (I wish I could find that list!). As a teen I would read under the blankets half the night. As a child I first patronized the book mobile and later read entire sections of books from the school library. Now, with dozens of books on my "want to read" list, I tend to doze off if I read at night and I am usually in the middle of several books at one time. Archives
September 2015
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