Favorite line = We tell ourselves stories in order to live.
Imagine how it feels when your father is dying in front of you and you can't do anything. When your mother is being raped in front of you and you can't do anything and when your sibling runs away from the house in order to live.
And last.
When you are afraid of sleeping, thinking that you won't open your eyes the next morning.
This all happened to a 14years old girl and many others today living in North Korea.
This is a story of a North Korean girl Yeonmi Park who ran from the country who has no internet, movies, or books to read. There is no love except for the love of Kim Jo. Where kids are taught only about the greatest of his country and Kim accepts the fact that half of their population is in poverty and malnutrition.
Things in North Korea started becoming worse after the 1990s famine and instead of providing a solution, the government told the people to start eating only one time a day.
Seeing no other option for survival Yeonmi and her mother thought of migrating to China.
However, running from North Korea was not easy there was danger of life, betray loss of lives, and even rape on their path. After arriving in China, things didn't get easy but got worse. They were forced into child trafficking where they were being raped many times. At last, they migrated from China also and arrive in South Korea, but this also includes many hardships.
The story covers the cruelty of North Korea and China towards their people and refugees and how they are banned from the outside world.
Recommendation
The book is best for one who thinks that his/her luck is bad. We don't know how much worse can life and people become, so always be grateful for what you have. After reading this book you will never complain that my life is bad
