Girl in the Red Shoes
Ratings24
Average rating4.3
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.
No matter what I'd say, it would probably not be enough to say how much I enjoyed reading this book. Possibly it's important to mention that it's not an easy read when you hear about all the difficulties, challenges and atrocities people can face but somehow the author makes it bearable and interesting to listen to at the same time. I have smiled and cried during the book, it was very captivating!
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.