Microkhan by Brendan I. Koerner

Entries Tagged as 'Nothing to Envy'

This is Your Wake-Up Call

December 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on This is Your Wake-Up Call

The realist in me is resigned to the fact that little will change for North Korea’s long-suffering citizens in the wake of Dear Leader’s demise. But upon learning the news late last night, I immediately thought of a strangely optimistc scene from Barbara Demick’s Nothing to Envy, one set in the immediate aftermath of Kim […]

Share

[Read more →]

Tags:·····

That Revelatory Moment

June 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments

In studying various classic works of non-fiction, I’ve noticed that many do an excellent job of setting up a character’s epiphany. This is no mean feat, as it is quite easy to make those sudden revelations come off as artificial. The key is to make us understand the logical trail that led someone to realize […]

Share

[Read more →]

Tags:·····

An Explanation for the Drabness

May 25th, 2011 · 4 Comments

One of the small upsides of traveling is that it’s given me time to catch up on the to-read queue—not much else to do in a small Oregon town after sundown, except devour information and good beer in equal measure. The first book to fall was Barbara Demick’s Nothing to Envy, which is both brilliant […]

Share

[Read more →]

Tags:····