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Feb 17, 2021heatherbrenner rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A good book is one that has relatable characters, an interesting plot line, and leaves you feeling satisfied at the end. A great book is one that leaves you thinking about it long after you've read it. I finished this book probably about a week ago and haven't stopped thinking about it yet. I think it's a combination of sympathy I have for the people in North Korea and also a feeling of gratitude because I have what Hyeonseo Lee called, "the beauty of a free mind." This book was the first one chosen for the brew book club and every single person (so far) has said how much they loved it. It's a life none of us can imagine and in a way almost feels fiction to us. it's hard to believe there are people on the other side of the planet living like this. Every page I turned, I was just like "I could have never been able to do this. There is just no way." Whenever I face a hard situation in life, I know that it will never be as hard as what people escaping North Korea had to go through. Above all else, I think this book taught me the importance of gratitude.