I am a
voracious reader. I am never not reading
at least one book. I have eclectic taste,
but sci-fi futuristic and spy fiction rarely appeal to me.
That said, I
am currently reading Star of the North by D. B. John, and it is a riveting,
can’t put down, thriller. This is the
story of half Korean/American identical twin girls. One
sister is kidnapped by the North Koreans; and the trials of the other sister’s
efforts to get her back. The book gives
an in-depth insight into life in North Korea under the Kim dynasty – an almost
unbelievable dehumanized society.
A second
book that I highly recommend is Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. It is a murder mystery taking place in the
dark society of 1953 Russia; a fearful time when no one was above the scrutiny
of the Russian Security Forces. Child 44
is one of the few books where the movie (DVD) is every bit as good as the book.
the Ol’Buzzard
They both sound like good reads!
ReplyDeleteI have the movie but not watched it yet. Now I must.
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