pickThis was excellent on audio. What the author does so well is shine the humanity on North Koreans, specifically its defectors. I want to say it‘s hard to imagine such poverty, propaganda and such lack of freedom happening today, but sadly it‘s not. Five stars from me. #nonfiction2024 (1984)
pickFascinating insights into the lives of six defector North Koreans (100 were interviewed) with context re the politics, structures, and culture since WW2, with absolute government dominance as the constant theme. A dedicated Communist, street kids, a South Korean POW, a doctor with no resources, and many more watching their loved ones starve and die. Also good insights into the Koreas/Russia/China/US tensions.
#Nonfiction2024 #HandmaidsTale
April ##Booksping
1. Doppelgänger
2. A Woman Is no Man
3. Run Towards the Danger
4. Thank You Mr Nixon
5. When We Were Sisters
6. An Immense World
7. Ghosts of the Tsunami
8. Hunger
9. Fresh Water for Flowers
10. Saving Time
11. Citizen
12. H is for Hawk
13. The Covenant of Water
14. Fruit of the Drunken Tree
15. We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky
16. The Bandit Queens
17. Big Men Fear Me
18. Don‘t Bite the Hook
19. Some People Need
20. Greenwood
pick#BookedInTime ancient Ireland March 2024
@cuilin @dabbe
I enjoyed some traditional Irish fairy tales for this month's pick. #kidlit
#MiddlegradeMarch
My favorite book of the week is The Lost Year. I wonder if I can find anything to top it by the end of the month.
#BookReport
pickThe weaving of intergenerational trauma from the 1930s Ukrainian famine and the Covid epidemic was interesting but unrelentingly dark and depressing.
so-soThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer is an inspiring true story of a young boy's ingenuity in bringing electricity to his village in Malawi. With themes of resilience and innovation, it encourages students to think creatively about problem-solving. This book is suitable for discussions on renewable energy, African cultures, and the power of determination.
pickThis story tore my heart out, twisted it up, set it on fire, and planted it back in my body. My heart hurts for the people who suffered through the Holodomor. Millions of Ukrainians starved to death in one year because of a man-made famine. The "drought" was fabricated; greed is what powered their systemic starvation. I‘m so glad I read this wonderful, heart wrenching book! ?
panHad to read for a class. I guess it was kinda cool to read about all the “teleconnections” but boy was this book dense and boring. Also the epilogue was scary for no good reason. I DIDNT NEED MORE EXISTENTIAL DREAD IN MY LIFE
