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"My name is Hyeonseo Lee."
In all honesty, this book is a light read compared to other tales of leaving North Korea. The author must be one of the luckiest people alive; I can't imagine it going that well for anyone else. It makes for one of those harrowing stories that stresses you out (but only a little) because you know it turns out all right in the end.
I am not, by any means, trying to downplay her experience; it must've been terrifying. Personally, I would've been an absolute wreck--caught a ...more
In all honesty, this book is a light read compared to other tales of leaving North Korea. The author must be one of the luckiest people alive; I can't imagine it going that well for anyone else. It makes for one of those harrowing stories that stresses you out (but only a little) because you know it turns out all right in the end.
I am not, by any means, trying to downplay her experience; it must've been terrifying. Personally, I would've been an absolute wreck--caught a ...more
Apr 12, 2022
Cristian Stoica
marked it as to-read
Sep 08, 2021
Sinead Flanagan
marked it as to-read
