People whose profile includes Nothing to Envy
~ Barbara Demick
maximusuranicus
~ 22-year-old man in Washington, DC
Nothing to Envy
“2/3 of the population eat grass and weeds even after the famine...I hate this oppression of my people.”
The Catcher in the Rye
“teenage angst and alienation. so much fun!”
AlisonJNYC
~ 38-year-old woman in New York, NY
Nothing to Envy
“I'm fascinated by North Korea.”
Under the Banner of Heaven
“Riveting, quirky, well done true crime...”
stormyweather
~ 43-year-old man in Brooklyn, NY
Nothing to Envy
“this blew my mind most recently. it's about people who escaped north korea and their difficult assimilation into other cultures...”
Disgrace
“i love his top-down approach to explicating his social and political theories in the form of the traditional "well-written"...”
woodstein
~ 50-year-old man in New York, NY
Nothing to Envy
“a fascinating, albeit deeply disturbing look at north korea through the eyes of several people who have defected. the stories...”
All the President's Men
“a thriller so compelling i can't believe it's not fiction. the story that changed so much in our culture. resonates as strongly...”
EileenMaria2011
~ 47-year-old woman in New York, NY
Nothing to Envy
“This book tells the story of several North Koreans who escape to South Korea. It details their journeys and hardships living in...”
Water for Elephants
“I could not put this book down. The alternating stories of Jacob's circus life and his current life in the nursing home demanded...”
CinderellaVictoria
~ 29-year-old woman in Calgary, Canada
Nothing to Envy
“I read this book in April 2011, and it moved me so much that I've decided I want to go to North Korea in the summer of 2012. You...”
The New Life
“Painful. Torturous. It felt like he wrote three chapters and then various editors modified them in various ways to form the...”
staggerer
~ 32-year-old man in Toronto, Canada
Nothing to Envy
“A lot of what you'd expect, but interesting to hear how the impact was felt by everyday people...”
Wonder Boys
“An amazing book, and my all-time favourite movie. So I guess I'm finding a way on this thing to talk about more than just books....”
Tiina54
~ 55-year-old woman in Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Nothing to Envy
“This is a brilliant book for anyone interested in North Korea. It tells the true life stories of several North Koreans and of how...”
Faceless Killers
“This was the first book I read by Henning Mankell. I liked it because of my general interest in Scandinavia. The background, the...”
Tiina153
~ 55-year-old woman in Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Nothing to Envy
“I have been fascinated by North Korea for many years as it is so different. This is one of my favourite books about the country...”
The Pyramid
“I have loved the Kurt Wallander series for a long time, and this book of short stories, which goes back to how he first entered...”
Jay_Kay
~ 38-year-old woman in London, United Kingdom
Nothing to Envy
“Oh...very interesting. About what life is actually life in North Korea. But told in a compelling way through the stories of...”
Netherland
“This was my favourite book of the year. But like really great books, sometimes difficult to explain why: it just took me to a...”
