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by
Suki Kim
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July 21 - July 21, 2017
I do not pretend that this book offers a complete picture of North Korea, but I believe it offers a rare one.
Either they were so terrified that they felt compelled to lie and boast of the greatness of their Leader, or they sincerely believed everything they were telling me. I could not decide which was worse.
They had built the entire foundation of their country on isolationism and wanting to kill Americans and South Koreans, yet they needed to learn English and feed their children with foreign money.