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My Holiday in North Korea
- The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth
- Narrated by: Jeena Yi
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Photography
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Publisher's Summary
Most people want out of North Korea. Wendy Simmons wanted in.
In My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth, Wendy shares a glimpse of North Korea as it's never been seen before. Even though it's the scariest place on Earth, somehow Wendy forgot to check her sense of humor at the border. But Wendy's initial amusement and bewilderment soon turned to frustration and growing paranoia. Before long she learned the essential conundrum of "tourism" in North Korea: Travel is truly a love affair. But, just like love, it's a two-way street. And North Korea deprives you of all this. They want you to fall in love with the singular vision of the country they're willing to show you and nothing more.
Through poignant, laugh-out-loud essays, Wendy chronicles one of the strangest vacations ever. Along the way she bares all while undergoing an inner journey as convoluted as the country itself.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Atira
- 05-09-16
Hilarious Yet Real
What made the experience of listening to My Holiday in North Korea the most enjoyable?
Simultaneously hilarious and sad. You can't help but laugh out loud at the paradoxical nature of the country and it was interesting to see things from the perspective of a curious westerner (unlike most books about North Korea which are written by or about DPRK defectors). With her first world perspective being so similar to my own it felt as if I was actually there with her, which made it even more hilarious because her reactions and responses were so similar to my own as I read. I also like the way she researched the nonsense they told her and matter-of-factly dropped side notes of the actual truths throughout the book.
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Fresh handler was my favorite character. Her innocence in comparison to other characters such as older handler was refreshing. She wasn't completely consumed by the propaganda and seemed genuinely interested in the outside world
What does Jeena Yi bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Personality. She gave emotion to each line of the book allowing me to feel the emotions from sarcasm to confusion of Ms. Simmons as she told her story
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- Richard Strothman
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Alice parts roll my eyes.
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I liked the overall story, as I love reading all stories from NK. I did NOT like the Alice quotes at all. I rolled my eyes every time they came up. The quotes were just interruption, breaking the pace of the story that I liked to hear. Yes they are short, but they take me out of it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-09-16
facinating look at North Korea
this book was an excellent inside look at North Korrea. It is much worse than I ever thought it was. It left me sad for the people who know no other way of life.
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- Rodney
- 05-20-17
Good
The book is clearly aimed at people who haven't read a ton about North Korea, but even if you have (and I have) it's still really enjoyable. The book basically covers the "vacation" of the author into North Korea and how it's truly unlike any other place on earth. The author herself comes off as an aging party girl, someone who thinks extremely highly of themselves and feels the need to get into everyone else's business because they need to make an impact on these peoples lives - BUT that's not a terrible thing since it's much more interesting to read about someone like that then someone who is just a boring dullard.
Anyways back to the book. It covers the authors vacation and how insane the state of North Korea is, it's written in a very "hey I'm getting old but I'm still edgy" kind of way - again not a negative but that's what I heard over and over again in my head as I listened. There are many amusing situations in the book and overall there is a good story even if the author is a bit full of it when talking about herself.
If you've read a lot of books about North Korea and want something different this will do the trick. It's very enjoyable, can be amusing and moves at a quick pace, it gets right into the meat of the book, no background on the author or anything - which again is a huge plus since North Korea is the star of this book.
Also this is an excellent intro book to North Korea for someone that doesn't actually care in the least about North Korea, or history, or biographies, etc - it's very readable and as I said moves quickly.
The reader does a great job with the content, giving it a youthful spirit.
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- Sally Bruggeman
- 05-16-16
So Entertaining!
This is an insightful, funny book about North Korea. The author's personality shines through and really adds to the story. I'm glad that I listened rather than read the book because the narrator's spot on cadence as well as her pronunciation of Korean phrases makes listening very entertaining!
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- John S.
- 11-08-16
Took a bit of getting used to
I had an issue at first identifying where the author was coming from exactly, as she gives her background and intention much later in the book. Moreover, her writing style can be rather ... flippant (or "sassy"). That having been said, she's a terrific travel writer, capturing moments perfectly, especially impressive as she took as few notes as possible during her stay in case they fell into the wrong hands. So, start out with the idea that she really wants to meet "real" North Koreans and be part of their lives as she has in so many other places; as one should realize in advance, this is Not Easy in North Korea, though she meets with about as much success as is realistically possible.
Usually, I'd say that if one isn't getting into a book after a while, it likely won't improve a lot. This story proves an exception. The saddest moment is her observation of a scene, "That looks live slave labor" with the handler agreeing via non-verbal communication; the funniest had to do with being ... interrupted doing a complicated yoga pose in her room, scantily dressed.
Narration solidly in the very good - excellent range.
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- Gail
- 06-21-16
Lots of swearing.
Where does My Holiday in North Korea rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book was entertaining and a chance to hear from someone who visited North Korea. But, there are better memoirs if you want to find out personal experiences of North Koreans. Escape from Camp 14, Aquariums of Pyongyang, Dear Leader, Under the Same Sky, Stars Between the Sun and Moon.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Her language was unnecessary.
Did Jeena Yi do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yes, although her voice was quite sarcastic in tone. I welcomed the other characters' voices for the relief from listening to her narrating the author's words. I hope Ms Simmons doesn't always sound that way.
Any additional comments?
Although I can handle the language Ms. Simmons used, it didn't really need to be in there to make the book interesting, on the contrary, it was distracting and grated on me. Her story was interesting enough. I had to make sure my children were not in earshot of my listening to it. Too many times she barked out the F bomb and a few others, not so offensive, but still totally unnecessary. I wish the audio sample would have included her language in it, just for informative reasons.
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- Rebecca Foster
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Jeena Yi’s narration is excellent
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- Neil402003
- 01-18-18
Not bad but gets a bit boring.
The thing that keeps springing to mind when listening to this audiobook is :
You must of known what to expect going to North Korea on a holiday!.The author seems to just hate her experience there.
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- Pootle_around
- 06-10-17
Soooooo funny
I only write reviews if I find a book a) really really bad or b) really really good. Anything average isn't worth my efforts. This book which is a very short memoir on an American's 10 day holiday/vacation to North Korea is the only book that has ever made me laugh out loud. I love the author's view on the world and she tells some really funny anecdotes. I suspect I'll read this one again once I've finished my next book. it's too good not to enjoy for a second time.
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- ShaneRooney
- 02-20-17
An alternative look at NoKo
Thinking of payment a visit to North Korea? This is great reading for a tourist.
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- Jennifer2
- 12-22-17
Not very interesting
I returned this book. Was bored with hearing repeated Alice in Wonderland quotes early on.
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- Jackson Dean
- 05-15-16
excellent
this was really good. not what i expected. narrator was brilliant. I do and don't want to visit NoKo now.