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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (eBook) by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers $1.99

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AuthorYeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication dateSeptember 29, 2015
Print length290 pages
Customer Reviews★★★★★ / 26,637 ratings
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"I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea." - Yeonmi Park

"One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard - and one of the most inspiring." - The Bookseller

"Park's remarkable and inspiring story shines a light on a country whose inhabitants live in misery beyond comprehension. Park's important memoir showcases the strength of the human spirit and one young woman's incredible determination to never be hungry again." —Publishers Weekly

In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day, but also onto her own most painful and difficult memories. She tells with bravery and dignity for the first time the story of how she and her mother were betrayed and sold into sexual slavery in China and forced to suffer terrible psychological and physical hardship before they finally made their way to Seoul, South Korea—and to freedom.

Park confronts her past with a startling resilience. In spite of everything, she has never stopped being proud of where she is from, and never stopped striving for a better life. Indeed, today she is a human rights activist working determinedly to bring attention to the oppression taking place in her home country. Park's testimony is heartbreaking and unimaginable, but never without hope. This is the human spirit at its most indomitable.

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dallas_salad
11-14-2023 at 10:34 AM.
11-14-2023 at 10:34 AM.
gotta support the heavies
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tokkie
11-14-2023 at 10:35 AM.
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Quote from dallas_salad :
gotta support the heavies

Got a strong suspicion that this lady is tall tale teller. Maybe a even a grifter.
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11-14-2023 at 10:39 AM.

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11-14-2023 at 10:39 AM.
Just FYI to anyone who might be interested, this lady is a grifter.

Whatever might be true of her past, this book should be treated as largely fiction.

Then again, for some of you this will be the perfect book.
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SkyKing02
11-14-2023 at 10:44 AM.
11-14-2023 at 10:44 AM.
Her family in North Korea are part of the high society.
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puncturepremium
11-14-2023 at 10:49 AM.
11-14-2023 at 10:49 AM.
Came into thread to see if any grifter comments..... you lot did not disappoint! 😂
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takoma20
11-14-2023 at 11:04 AM.
11-14-2023 at 11:04 AM.
Quote from yksd :
Just FYI to anyone who might be interested, this lady is a grifter.

Whatever might be true of her past, this book should be treated as largely fiction.

Then again, for some of you this will be the perfect book.
Aren't all of them liars, though? I think there was another one who was basically caught lying too.

I don't think it's their fault, it's the literary agents/publishers who are to blame. An honest person writes a book and tries to sell it to make money, the agent or the publisher comes back and says, "I love your book, but I feel it would sell more if we included, this, this and that..."

I had an English class in college with a lot of rich kids. A lot of their essays HIGHLY resembled Hollywood scripts. There's a certain formula. Talking about the movies aimed towards teens and college kids showing rich people living it up.
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BuddyLove99
11-14-2023 at 11:16 AM.
11-14-2023 at 11:16 AM.
I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea." - Yeonmi Park

This doesn't make sense. Why escape from a place that you are grateful to be born in?! This book is probably going to make my head hurt trying to make sense of senseless stuff,
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11-14-2023 at 11:40 AM.
11-14-2023 at 11:40 AM.
Quote from BuddyLove99 :
I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea." - Yeonmi Park

This doesn't make sense. Why escape from a place that you are grateful to be born in?! This book is probably going to make my head hurt trying to make sense of senseless stuff,

If that confuses you then you definitely should not read it might be above elementary level
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11-14-2023 at 11:50 AM.
11-14-2023 at 11:50 AM.
Quote from yksd :
Just FYI to anyone who might be interested, this lady is a grifter.

Whatever might be true of her past, this book should be treated as largely fiction.

Then again, for some of you this will be the perfect book.

Proof? Source? Evidence? Can't just make statements like that without literally anything supporting or even explaining it. I'm curious!
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11-14-2023 at 12:09 PM.
11-14-2023 at 12:09 PM.
Quote from HHHmmmm :
Proof? Source? Evidence? Can't just make statements like that without literally anything supporting or even explaining it. I'm curious!

It's loosely based on prior coverage and questions asked about her that did not line up. She came on the air and clarified some of these things but people will think what they think and given how the world and it's inhabitants are today...I can understand the cynicism. The thing is we like to place high standards on "regular" people but never to politicians that ruin your way of life. Like you can't fathom this lady lying to you but it's ok for Faucci and the government to act without impunity. But yeah...it's better to protect your $2 on Amazon. 👍
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11-14-2023 at 12:12 PM.
11-14-2023 at 12:12 PM.
Quote from HHHmmmm :
Proof? Source? Evidence? Can't just make statements like that without literally anything supporting or even explaining it. I'm curious!
Do people have a problem using Google? I did a quick search, there's a ton of evidence there. LOL.
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cannono
11-14-2023 at 12:26 PM.
11-14-2023 at 12:26 PM.
Quote from MastaMINDz7 :
It's loosely based on prior coverage and questions asked about her that did not line up. She came on the air and clarified some of these things but people will think what they think and given how the world and it's inhabitants are today...I can understand the cynicism. The thing is we like to place high standards on "regular" people but never to politicians that ruin your way of life. Like you can't fathom this lady lying to you but it's ok for Faucci and the government to act without impunity. But yeah...it's better to protect your $2 on Amazon. 👍

She makes a living by sharing sensational stories in media. Her own stories change and she is not credible.
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Tank
11-14-2023 at 12:45 PM.
11-14-2023 at 12:45 PM.
The most important question should be "Is she available?"
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slickdude99
11-14-2023 at 01:34 PM.

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11-14-2023 at 01:34 PM.
Quote from HHHmmmm :
Proof? Source? Evidence? Can't just make statements like that without literally anything supporting or even explaining it. I'm curious!
There were many posts from the CCP army or their supporters spreading lies about her to paint her in a negative light just for speaking poorly of China's human rights. They'd make stuff up like her story kept changing to discredit her but ignores her explanation and the sad truth is people who don't know her or don't have the time to do their own due diligence just believe what is spread because it's simply what's available and convenient at the moment. What made the negative publicity worse for her is that she went on Joe Rogan and Fox News to tell her story so those who were against those platforms for whatever reason already made up their mind about her regardless of facts. When it comes to how one forms or expresses their opinion of her, you can pretty much guarantee they fall into one of those buckets, including the user who posted poorly of her above.
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