How I Became a North Korean: A Novel | 
pickThree desperate people fleeing from tragedy, trauma, & betrayal find themselves in a small town in China hiding from the authorities while dreaming of South Korea. Two are fleeing North Korea, one is rediscovering his Korean heritage—their lives collide in a harrowing story about survival, hope, & the belief in impossible dreams. The depiction of life on the China-North Korea border & what it entails for refugees makes for powerful reading.
Excited about today‘s book mail. Tagged book continues my exploration of South Korean literature. Super excited to dive into the latest installment of Spy x Family to see what kind of mischief Anya is up to. Forgotten sisters is a book set in Chicago with a story about ghosts and sisters and other awesomeness. Rules for Rule Breaking is a YA college visit road trip RomCom. Mixed bag, lots of good reading (hopefully).
pickLoved this read! I find most books about North Korea to be interesting, but this book in particular was really good.
pickI read this. It is horrifying how people treat other people. Just when you think you've seen prejudice, someone takes it to a whole other level of ugly. I'm wondering how/why this kind of abuse is allowed to continue.
Library once again has derailed by #tbrbingo I'm determined to finish my In Farleigh Field before starting this though. Anyone read this yet?
Krys Lee gave an absolutely fabulous talk. I wish I had more time to speak with her afterwards! Definitely can't wait to read this one! #baybookfest
pick5⭐️ There's a reason this has a 100% rating on Litsy. It's amazing, but quite a punch to the gut. There were definitely some 😭😭😭 at the end. Be ready for some 💔💔💔 too. Don't let that stop you from reading it though.
Book 2 of the #pantlessreadathon 🇰🇵👖🚫
Up next and #currentlyreading! I can't wait to dive into this one. 👍🏻🇰🇵
"Then came the cliques that treated prom - a night on which girls across the nation wiped out their savings to resemble a cream puff - as if it were a national security issues." Accurately describes how some see prom.
pickA difficult but important read. There are some flaws with the telling of the story, but the driving need to have North Korean stories told which begin to communicate the complicated lines of race, culture, politics, and human dignity that all rush together in East Asia and the Koreas creates a compelling, and tragic, story of three lives intertwined at the borders between countries, people, and the push-pull of fear & hope.
We went to the library, I came home with another book...oh well! I'm so excited by the Asian literature in translation out there these days, as well as by Asian American lit that's really getting some good attention. I 💜my public library so much. #ReadHarder2017 #weneeddiversebooks
pickThis has kept me up late.
We never pay him any attention 😂😂😂 No peace for reading around here.
#dogsoflitsy
Relaxing with a book and a Spygirl latte at a local coffee shop. ☺️ It's made with lavender and honey. 📖☕️
#booksncoffee
Omg I'm dying. We stopped to grab coffee and read for a while and when my latte came it came with a literal candied bacon garnish. I can't, I thought I was just getting a holiday spice drink. 😂😂😂 🥓☕️
On a side note the book is really good and we've been to four, yes, FOUR bookstores today and bought 9 books plus some last minute Christmas presents 📚📚
Just picked this up from the library. May need to begin immediately.
pickInteresting characters, great plane read. Picked up at a conference; finished on the plane and will be setting it free in the next terminal for someone else to enjoy.
