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

Nothing to envy 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. Apparently life in North Korea is pretty grim. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. Today, however, we speak with a journalist who's intimately acquainted with North Korea. The first chapter of Nothing to Envy begins with this mind-boggling picture. I have to admit, I was certainly one of those who have never stopped to think “…. I read the first chapter on the NYT website, and it's certainly an attention grabber. Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (2010). Most people don't even have electricity for more than a few hours a day, as you can see from this image that opens Nothing to Envy. Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea offers sweeping insight into the day-to-day living of one of the world's most closed societies. Nothing-to-envy.jpg December 30, 2009: I've been looking forward to this one. North Korea (officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is at a turning in its history. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick is the book we're discussing tonight in the book group I'm attending. Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick.