Books by Young-Ha Kim
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review 1: This was translated into English from Korean. I enjoyed this book, and it's been a couple of years since I read it. There is a very interesting scene in North Korea where the main character is taken to a place that is designed to look and feel exactly like the social setting of ...
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review 1: I wanted to like this book more. Largely in part because it is based on actual sad and tragic forgotten footnote in history. In 1905 over a thousand Koreans sailed to the Yucatan seeking refuge from the impending Japanese occupation. Duped into virtual slavery this book details t...
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review 1: I meant to go to sleep one night a few days ago after reading for twenty minutes and I ended up reading for five hours. I finished the rest today. The book is called Your Republic Is Calling You. It’s about a North Korean spy who has lived in Seoul for 20 years. He has not receiv...
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review 1: An analysis of a really fucking rough day.We've got Mr. Ordinary here, who it turns out is a North Korean sleeper agent. Meanwhile, he's been called back to the homeland, and the motives of everyone around him are suddenly called into question. And on top of that, his wife's spen...