tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post5551768490123176152..comments2024-03-28T21:19:01.330+02:00Comments on Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell: A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea by Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti, David TianBlodeueddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-2472606532212948822015-09-10T08:47:30.745+03:002015-09-10T08:47:30.745+03:00It works if I found ones like these. I am am not g...It works if I found ones like these. I am am not gonna read about any celebrities Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-16752669864686878332015-09-10T02:55:56.927+03:002015-09-10T02:55:56.927+03:00I want to have a taste for non-fiction, too. Parti...I want to have a taste for non-fiction, too. Particularly memoirs/biographies. It's great that you're able to read outside of your normal fare. Joy https://www.blogger.com/profile/08176549392514186645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-62613207461181708252015-09-09T22:50:23.807+03:002015-09-09T22:50:23.807+03:00It should have been called My years in ChinaIt should have been called My years in ChinaBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-25435594947273253602015-09-09T22:39:27.647+03:002015-09-09T22:39:27.647+03:00It always feels off balance when a book isn't ...It always feels off balance when a book isn't quite what you thought it would be. Looks like North Korea should have been a big part of this story to me, too.Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-62631489711128060872015-09-09T22:09:48.237+03:002015-09-09T22:09:48.237+03:00That's cos I read so few of them ;)That's cos I read so few of them ;)Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-81032133114062537422015-09-09T19:46:59.512+03:002015-09-09T19:46:59.512+03:00Huh, I didn't know you were interested in the ...Huh, I didn't know you were interested in the occasional memoire - how very cool :) This one sounds interesting, setting-wise. I'd like to learn much about either - or both - countries! Great review :)Piecraft Bucharesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033299926919228774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-53573233529358857062015-09-09T17:41:30.325+03:002015-09-09T17:41:30.325+03:00:):)Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-64172651009809029592015-09-09T15:26:59.179+03:002015-09-09T15:26:59.179+03:00I don't read many memoirs but this sounds real...I don't read many memoirs but this sounds really interesting.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-59963417329184970992015-09-09T08:47:58.489+03:002015-09-09T08:47:58.489+03:00I wanted moreI wanted moreBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-8535350076913393382015-09-09T08:46:55.677+03:002015-09-09T08:46:55.677+03:00It did make me want to read another one, one that ...It did make me want to read another one, one that was more miserable Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-73346793552323094062015-09-09T08:45:46.195+03:002015-09-09T08:45:46.195+03:00Yeah :/Yeah :/Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-7063427512604142662015-09-09T08:13:39.510+03:002015-09-09T08:13:39.510+03:00It sounds like a good book but it's true that ...It sounds like a good book but it's true that I wouldn't have expected that eitherMellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-73630725844870326702015-09-09T08:04:14.663+03:002015-09-09T08:04:14.663+03:00I used to read a ton of memoirs, but have slowed d...I used to read a ton of memoirs, but have slowed down with them considerably over the years. Not sure if I'd read this, because it sounds like it needs more. LoveOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391586235553306506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-9096221521752082152015-09-09T06:40:54.084+03:002015-09-09T06:40:54.084+03:00I am bummed that this didn't delve deeper.I am bummed that this didn't delve deeper.Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-66791157845001543262015-09-08T22:55:36.084+03:002015-09-08T22:55:36.084+03:00Yes! I wanted that. Sure, she did not know it cos ...Yes! I wanted that. Sure, she did not know it cos the first time they escaped she was 9. But I wanted more misery and the whole glorious leader bs<br /><br />Very dystopic yesBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-91226897689448577152015-09-08T22:54:27.892+03:002015-09-08T22:54:27.892+03:00Nightmares..nah. maybe about eating too much candy...Nightmares..nah. maybe about eating too much candyBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-29211129255468630872015-09-08T22:54:01.207+03:002015-09-08T22:54:01.207+03:00For me it felt like if I had not known it is horri...For me it felt like if I had not known it is horrible there, then, I would not have learned a lot. Yes they starved, but people are starving all over the world. I want more of the totalitarian bsBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-9082747873320401002015-09-08T22:53:07.695+03:002015-09-08T22:53:07.695+03:00I have read betterI have read betterBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-156905240937588302015-09-08T22:52:13.831+03:002015-09-08T22:52:13.831+03:00:/:/Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-2791522654590432832015-09-08T22:01:03.085+03:002015-09-08T22:01:03.085+03:00Yeah, I would like to know more especially the pol...Yeah, I would like to know more especially the political set up and living conditions... NK sounds very dystopic to me, don't you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113033902410883148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-75372308540158787602015-09-08T21:53:45.182+03:002015-09-08T21:53:45.182+03:00This memoir sounds like it might give me nightmare...This memoir sounds like it might give me nightmares! I can understand how she has conflicting feelings about NK. Nerdy Procrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107121403768062081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-25399571731704985672015-09-08T20:26:27.348+03:002015-09-08T20:26:27.348+03:00I watched a documentary on North Korea awhile back...I watched a documentary on North Korea awhile back and it was horrifying. I think perhaps it is good that this book didn't go into all the disturbing but then again, people need to know. Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-54469586837282067912015-09-08T20:06:09.730+03:002015-09-08T20:06:09.730+03:00I don't read many memoirs, and this one doesn&...I don't read many memoirs, and this one doesn't sound like it's worth picking up.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915400068613145577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-1323743497941733852015-09-08T19:03:59.527+03:002015-09-08T19:03:59.527+03:00Sorry to hear that it stayed mostly surfaceSorry to hear that it stayed mostly surfacebrandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-3710274234387420772015-09-08T18:01:38.872+03:002015-09-08T18:01:38.872+03:00I read one once in a while, but I do want deep one...I read one once in a while, but I do want deep ones. I should have taken the one about someone escaping a prison campBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com