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Escape from Camp 14
- One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
- De: Blaine Harden
- Narrado por: Blaine Harden
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,065
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2,711
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,714
North Korea is isolated and hungry, bankrupt and belligerent. It is also armed with nuclear weapons. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people are being held in its political prison camps, which have existed twice as long as Stalin’s Soviet gulags and twelve times as long as the Nazi concentration camps. Very few born and raised in these camps have escaped - but Shin Dong-hyuk did.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worthwhile, but difficult on many levels.
- De Amanda en 05-17-12
- Escape from Camp 14
- One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
- De: Blaine Harden
- Narrado por: Blaine Harden
Painful insight into a tortured country
Revisado: 01-11-16
This is absolutely worth listening to if you're at all curious or concerned about the on-going human rights issue in North Korea, It takes the listener through some of the worst places you could be in North Korea, following a man's journey into the civilized world and his struggle to adapt to a normal life while integrating into society.
Many don't take the culture shock into consideration when they think of refugees from North Korea, but Blaine Harden goes out of his way to explain the integration process when discussing the topic of North Koreans gaining citizenship in South Korea, and even discusses some of the discrimination and apathy that refugees are the victim of in today's world.
It's important to note that some of Shin's story needs to be taken with a grain of salt, since he has revised it a few times, including most recently in 2015. However on the other hand I believe most of it can be excused when you take into account the environment in which he grew up, with Camp 14 being a terrible place regardless of what his story is. Without going into any detail, I encourage listeners to look up some of the recent articles about him after listening since it looks like he still has some on-going drama with North Korea.
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Rob Delaney
- Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
- De: Rob Delaney
- Narrado por: Rob Delaney
- Duración: 4 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 514
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 472
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 470
Rob Delaney is a comedy superstar. But if you’re ever watched him steal scenes as Peter in Deadpool 2, binged his streaming series Catastrophe, encountered his raunchy and mischievous Twitter presence, or witnessed the hilarious and painful sharing he does in his stand-up, you already know that. In his first book, he traces his journey from middle-class theater geek to public menace to devoted family man and passionately engaged model citizen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved this book!!
- De Heather Williams en 11-13-13
- Rob Delaney
- Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
- De: Rob Delaney
- Narrado por: Rob Delaney
Neat
Revisado: 03-13-15
it's kind of weird listening to a virgin/weed-head talk for so long, but it's enjoyable none the less
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