The Girl with Seven Names
Ratings35
Average rating4.2
Fascinating story, well worth reading for insight into the experience of North Korean defectors.
The book is not particularly well written or well organized. I believe that working with a great ghostwriter would have delivered a much better book. Having said that, the story is so powerful that the book is worth reading and I believe it will stay with me for a while. Everybody know that things in North Korea are crazy, but a first person account like this is incredible.
I would like to thank the author for allowing her readers a glimpse into life in North Korea. I can't even imagine how brave she is and how much courage it took to break free from that regime. Books like this always make me wonder if I would be able to do the same thing. I hope I never need to find out.
This was a fascinating look at what one woman went through to escape North Korea. I really recommend it.
interesting story but a little disconnected. the early insights into North Korea where very interesting but the extraction and her later years seem very compressed and rushed. definitely worth a read on vacation.