This is not a fiction story, and it is not an easy read. This is an autobiographical tale about a young boy forced to beg, borrow and steal in deplorable conditions one could not imagine in North Korea. Sungju is not ashamed to show how naive he was at the start, and things get worse for him rather quickly. The writing is honest and raw. At times, I felt hopeless reading it. The days Sungju describes seem as if the despair would never end. It is worth sticking through, and you will be left with knowing a little something about a corner of the world kept hidden from outsider's eyes.
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