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'Escape from Camp 14' Journal Entry

This past week I have been reading the book, Escape from Camp 14, a biography written by Blaine Harden. The book focuses on the life of Shin, a North Korean man born in a goulag, who escaped to South Korea at the age of 20. I find myself devouring every page, it is a book so full of knowledge about a world I do not know: North Korea. This book has given me an insight on what is  occurring  in prison camps in North Korea. Where thousands of North Koreans are left to suffer every day from over 50 years.  I highly encourage all of you to read this book, it will open your mind to other parts of the world. To buy the book, click  here To read the ratings on Goodreads, click  here To read a news article and watch a video about Shin's story, click  here For today's blog post, I decided to write a journal entry from the perspective of the main character when he is being taken care of by psychiatrists and doctors. I hope this little extract will c...