Topic: North Korea, Kim Jong Il and all that...

[Sewelly]

Can't wait to read this book, the whole place absolutely facinates me.

[madras]

Can't wait to read this book, the whole place absolutely facinates me.

basically sunderland with rice instead of greggs.

[Troll]

I'd love to visit there.  I know I'd be escorted by guides and only see what they want me to, but even that sounds fascinating.

[Chrisjraby]

Can't wait to read this book, the whole place absolutely facinates me.

I'm the same; just bought myself a Kindle and 99p seems like a bargain for this from what's been said above!

[bobbydazzla]

I bought the book. It's class.

[mrmojorisin75]

downloaded that book too, seems ok...

[80]

The book's done very well out of this place.

[MKSC]

I've bought it too, not read it yet though.

[Mowen]

The book's done very well out of this place.

I should be a salesman.

[Sewelly]

I got it yesterday and have been reading it. Hasn't disappointed at all, absolutely fascinating place - the comparison to 1984 is spookily true.

[Disco]

The book's done very well out of this place.

I should be a salesman.

Nothing to Envy is def worth a read if you're interesting in DPRK like. Good/harrowing read.

Did a better job than me. Bloody bandwagon jumpers.

[Andy]

I bought it back then on your advice fwiw.

[Ameritoon]

The book's done very well out of this place.

I should be a salesman.

Nothing to Envy is def worth a read if you're interesting in DPRK like. Good/harrowing read.

Did a better job than me. Bloody bandwagon jumpers.

I think I did my part as well.

[Toon Hoser]

Just ordered Nothing to Envy.   


Meanwhile...


The old man is dead, let's play with his toys.

[Dave]

I read the sample on Kindle for Android, fancied more then realised it'd gone back up to £7 or something. Bah.

[Andy]

Think it's worth the full price to be honest. It really puts s*** into perspective.

[Chrisjraby]

I read the sample on Kindle for Android, fancied more then realised it'd gone back up to £7 or something. Bah.

Just noticed the price had changed when I went to buy it, i'm slightly less inclined to now!  That'll teach me for procrastinating.

[Troll]

Finished it.  Definitely worth full price, brilliant read.

[Mr Logic]

I read the sample on Kindle for Android, fancied more then realised it'd gone back up to £7 or something. Bah.

Paid less than that for the paperback from Amazon, week before Xmas though - don't know what they're charging now.

[mrmojorisin75]

30% into nothing to envy and i've finally realised what's bothering me about it; she writes about events and describes things like she was there when she absolutely was not, she writes it like she's the north korean describing the surroundings or the things happening when she's clearly embellishing what she's been told by the people who were there and i'm 100% sure they haven't described things to her the way she says them

i don't like that for some reason, the stories and experiences themselves are fascinating but her style grates on me man

[Haz]

Half way through it and I find it both shocking yet compelling.  You know the main protagonists made it out of there so I don't have a problem with the way its written.  Just cant believe what some of them have been through (going through).

[Sewelly]

http://www.rodong.rep.kp/InterEn/

North Korean state newspaper launched in English.

[Sewelly]

30% into nothing to envy and i've finally realised what's bothering me about it; she writes about events and describes things like she was there when she absolutely was not, she writes it like she's the north korean describing the surroundings or the things happening when she's clearly embellishing what she's been told by the people who were there and i'm 100% sure they haven't described things to her the way she says them

i don't like that for some reason, the stories and experiences themselves are fascinating but her style grates on me man

I dunno, for the main protagonists I'd imagine she must have spoken in real detail. On top of that she'll have spoken to many more defectors not even referenced in the book, all putting together a pretty vivid image.

[Dave]

http://www.rodong.rep.kp/InterEn/

North Korean state newspaper launched in English.

http://www.rodong.rep.kp/InterEn/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2012-01-21-0006

[Ameritoon]

Rumors going around that Kim Jong-un was killed, or is on the run after a successful coup. Not the first time these rumors have surfaced, though.