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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Barbara Demick
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

When my sister Annie came home for my other sister Mollie's bridal shower in March, she had two books to lend to me -- Persepolis and this one. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick (Four Stars) When I finished this book, I felt the same as I have after reading other books on North Korea. Change in Longitude blog posted a thorough review of the book 'Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives In North Korea' by Barbara Demick. In Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, Barbara Demick chronicles the lives of a variety of North Koreans who eventually defected to South Korea. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2009. We laugh at the excesses of the propaganda and the gullibility of the people. (Maps, B&W photos.) US$26.00, cloth. Ordinary Lives in North Korea the subtitle said. A National Book Award finalist and National Book Critics Circle finalist, Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy is a remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives of six ordinary citizens. But these are not ordinary lives at all! Jack Rendler, Amnesty International's country specialist on North Korea, will give an update on current issues in communist North Korea. NOTHING TO ENVY: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick recently won the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction, and it's easy to see why. Wednesday, November 14, 7:00-8:30 pm, room 329. I think that Nothing to Envy gives me the perfect opportunity for doing that. Demick speaking about her book, "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" on NPR a few weeks ago and considering my fascination with North Korea, thought this would be a good read. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick - book review Every month I read a book which I would be unlikely to choose myself. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. So, let's start with my criticism, then.