Currently listening to Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick but know I’ll want to read or listen to more. The history. Recent or older. From defectors or historians or investigative journalists. Thank you! by tacomamajama
DimensionConnect9242 on March 22, 2026 11:04 pm Nothing to Envy is brilliant! The Lazarus Heist by Geoff White is worth a read.
abah3765 on March 22, 2026 11:20 pm The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: A True Story About the Birth of Tyranny in North Korea by Blaine Harden
bb-cooper on March 22, 2026 11:25 pm The Accusation by Bandi is a short story collection by a North Korean author that was smuggled out. The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee is a memoir
Practical-Cry9109 on March 22, 2026 11:26 pm [In Order to Live](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611623-in-order-to-live) by Yeonmi Park
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Nothing to Envy is brilliant! The Lazarus Heist by Geoff White is worth a read.
Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden.
The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: A True Story About the Birth of Tyranny in North Korea by Blaine Harden
The Accusation by Bandi is a short story collection by a North Korean author that was smuggled out.
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee is a memoir
The Great Successor by Anna Fifield
[In Order to Live](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611623-in-order-to-live) by Yeonmi Park
Without You There is No Us by Suki Kim
The Orphan Masters Son is such an amazing book